Dec 01 Watch 3:48 Author Elizabeth Acevedo on writing a coming-of-age novel Our November pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, "Now Read This," is "The Poet X" by Elizabeth Acevedo. She spoke to Jeffrey Brown about finding her voice through poetry and why she wrote a novel in verse. Continue watching
Dec 01 ‘All my love, Elliot’: ‘Umbrella Academy’ actor comes out as transgender By Jake Coyle, Associated Press The Oscar-nominated actor who starred in "Juno," "Inception" and "The Umbrella Academy" has come out as transgender with the name of Elliot Page. He made the announcement Tuesday in a moment greeted as a watershed for the trans community in… Continue reading
Nov 30 In writing her first novel, this poet turned to her high school journal By Courtney Vinopal A poem taken from Elizabeth Acevedo's high school journal served as the “North Star” for her debut novel's voice. Continue reading
Nov 30 Dictionary companies choose same word of the year: pandemic By Leanne Italie, Associated Press In the land of lexicography, out of the whole of the English language, 2020′s word of the year is a vocabulary of one. Continue reading
Nov 30 Dave Prowse, actor who played Darth Vader, dies at 85 By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Dave Prowse, the British weightlifter-turned-actor who was the body, though not the voice, of arch-villain Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, has died. Continue reading
Nov 30 Mysterious silver monolith disappears from Utah desert By Associated Press A mysterious silver monolith that was placed in the Utah desert has disappeared less than 10 days after it was spotted by wildlife biologists. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 7:05 Red Hot’s 30-year fight against AIDS By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman Thirty years ago, the Red Hot organization was founded to raise awareness and money around the AIDS crisis and was dedicated to fighting HIV/AIDS through pop culture. Since then, the organization has collaborated with artists around the world on projects… Continue watching
Nov 29 Poet uses runaway slave ads to tell a story of resistance By Connie Kargbo, Lisa Overton St. Mary's College of Maryland unveiled a new memorial this month honoring the lives of enslaved people of southern Maryland, including some who lived on the very land their campus is on. Seattle-based poet and educator Quenton Baker contributed poetry… Continue reading
Nov 28 Watch 4:34 Family, sobriety and parenting: an indigenous woman tells her story By Louise Beaulieu We continue our series, ‘Turning Points’: stories produced, directed and told by indigenous people from Yellowknife in Canada’s Northwest Territories, part of an empowerment journalism project in partnership with the Global Reporting Center. Tonight, we hear from Louise Beaulieu, who… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch 6:53 How independent bookstores are weathering tough economic times By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport These are perilous times for independent bookstores. More than one independent bookstore has closed each week since the pandemic began, and 20 percent across the country are in danger of closing, according to a recent study by the American Booksellers… Continue watching