Jan 19 WATCH: Nurse sings ‘Amazing Grace’ at national COVID remembrance By Joshua Barajas With the Reflecting Pool as a backdrop, and 400 lights lit up in honor of the 400,000 dead, Lori Marie Key, a 29-year-old nurse from Livonia, Michigan, sang “Amazing Grace.”… Continue reading
Jan 19 How communities across the country are honoring COVID victims By Joshua Barajas From tiny flags to empty chairs, here’s how different communities in the U.S. are memorializing the victims of the pandemic. Continue reading
Jan 19 The advice that freed Jia Tolentino from ‘the worst traps in both life and writing’ By Courtney Vinopal Our January pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Jia Tolentino’s “Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion.”… Continue reading
Jan 19 NASCAR to hold pre-race Daytona 500 concert with Luke Combs By Jenna Fryer, Associated Press Combs performed virtually for NASCAR's season finale in November but has not done a live show since March. NASCAR prides itself on its elaborate pre-race pomp and entertainment. Continue reading
Jan 19 Jazmine Sullivan, Eric Church, H.E.R. to sing at Super Bowl By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press R&B star Jazmine Sullivan and country singer Eric Church will join forces to sing the national anthem at the next month’s Super Bowl, where Grammy-winning singer H.E.R. will perform “America the Beautiful.”… Continue reading
Jan 19 WATCH: Biden, Harris speak at memorial ceremony in honor of COVID-19 victims By Joshua Barajas The lighting memorial ceremony is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. ET today. Watch the event here. Continue reading
Jan 18 In open letter to Dr. King, Stevie Wonder calls for equality By Associated Press Wonder met King when he was a teenager and later wrote the tribute song "Happy Birthday," which urged that the government formally establish a Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Continue reading
Jan 18 Garth Brooks joins lineup of entertainers at Biden inauguration By Associated Press The country music superstar praised the Bidens for being “hellbent on making things good” and said he welcomed the chance to help the country heal. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 6:09 Poet Amanda Gorman on how she prepared for Inauguration Day By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport The poet who will carry on a tradition and present her new work, "The Hill We Climb" at the inauguration this week is already quite accomplished at the age of 22. Jeffrey Brown talked to Amanda Gorman to learn more,… Continue watching
Jan 18 WATCH: Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performs COVID tribute By Joshua Barajas In a musical tribute to COVID victims, Washington state’s Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performed Samuel Barber’s sorrowful “Adagio for Strings” inside a largely empty concert hall and for an audience online. Continue reading