Jun 25 Protesters demand removal of statues depicting freed Black American kneeling before Lincoln By William J. Kole, Associated Press Calls are mounting for the removal of twin Emancipation memorials in Washington, D.C., and Boston that depict a freed Black American kneeling at Abraham Lincoln’s feet. Continue reading
Jun 25 Disney to change ride tied to Jim Crow film By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The Splash Mountain ride at Disney parks in California and Florida is being recast. Disney officials said the ride would no longer be tied to the 1946 movie, “Song of the South," which features many racist stereotypes and Old South… Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 6:10 Summer reading lists for young people at a time of crisis By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Amid dual national crises of a pandemic and outrage over racism and police brutality, books provide opportunities both to learn more and to find distraction from reality. Jeffrey Brown talks to writer Jason Reynolds, the Library of Congress’ ambassador for… Continue watching
Jun 24 Les Crystal, a guiding force behind NewsHour, dies at 85 By Molly Finnegan Over his long career, he stood out to his colleagues as a font of singular kindness, fortitude and grace in the hectic business of daily news. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 5:58 What the future could hold for these symbols of the American past By Jeffrey Brown As the country faces a moment of reckoning about its treatment of Black Americans and other people of color, the display of memorials, monuments and statues is being reexamined. Some of these symbols are being torn down by protesters, and… Continue watching
Jun 23 How Black bookstore owners see the flood of requests for ‘anti-racist’ reading By Courtney Vinopal In recent weeks, as national protests have expressed agony and urgency over police killings of Black Americans, Black bookstore proprietors say they have seen titles on race and racism flying off their shelves -- the same books they have been… Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 5:17 Past pandemics have reshaped society. Will coronavirus do the same? By Jeffrey Brown, Gretchen Frazee Although the coronavirus pandemic presents unprecedented challenges for people living through it, humans have endured similar health ordeals in the past. Jeffrey Brown speaks to two historians, Frank Snowden of Yale University and Nancy Bristow of the University of Puget… Continue watching
Jun 22 Luxury fashion brands forced to confront racism in the industry By Colleen Barry, Thomas Adamson, Associated Press Luxury fashion got a whole lot of blowback when the brands lined up social media posts to show solidarity with Black Lives Matters protests. Continue reading
Jun 22 Director Joel Schumacher dies at 80 By Jake Coyle, Associated Press Schumacher shepherded the Brat Pack to the big screen in “St. Elmo's Fire” and steered the Batman franchise into its most baroque territory in “Batman Forever” and “Batman & Robin.”… Continue reading
Jun 22 Amid pandemic, Live Nation announces drive-in concert series By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press The entertainment company on Monday announced “Live from the Drive-In” — a set of nine shows to take place July 10-12 in Nashville, Tennessee; Maryland Heights, Missouri; and Noblesville, Indiana. Continue reading