Feb 01 Watch 10:41 In an age of #MeToo, artists accused of misconduct are seen in a different light By PBS News Hour Chuck Close is famous for his large-scale portraits in contemporary art museums across the world. But recent allegations of sexual harassment have prompted museums to postpone an exhibition and remove his work. It's yet another flashpoint in a national reckoning… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 3:38 This singer wants to inspire you to do something good By PBS News Hour Joining the high school gospel choir was transformative for musician Zeshan B., the son of immigrants from India, who learned to sing his heart and soul out on stage. Now he's using his platform as an artist to speak out… Continue watching
Jan 31 How to write a true crime tale, according to bestseller David Grann By Elizabeth Flock David Grann's true crime tale, "Killers of the Flower Moon,” is our second pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.”… Continue reading
Jan 31 The February pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times Book club is ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ By Elizabeth Flock Join us as we read and discuss the next selection in “Now Read This," a book club from the PBS NewsHour and the New York Times. Continue reading
Jan 31 Jesmyn Ward takes your questions about her novel ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing’ By Elizabeth Flock Jesmyn Ward’s novel “Sing, Unburied, Sing” was our inaugural pick for the new PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.” As we concluded our reading of the novel, Ward took questions from readers on the PBS… Continue reading
Jan 31 New York Times Book Review: Solving a Reign of Terror Against Native Americans By Dave Eggers David Grann's true crime tale, "Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI,” is our second pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.” Here, author Dave Eggers reviews the… Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 6:39 Jesmyn Ward answers your questions about ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing’ By Jeffrey Brown Award-winning writer Jesmyn Ward joins Jeffrey Brown to answer readers’ questions about her novel “Sing, Unburied, Sing,” the first selection in the Now Read This book club, plus we announce what we’ll be reading for next month. Continue watching
Jan 29 Inside Mississippi’s notorious Parchman prison By Hannah Grabenstein Mississippi State Prison in Parchman, Mississippi, has a long history as a penitentiary. And it features as a haunted setting in Jesmyn Ward’s National Award-winning 2017 novel “Sing, Unburied, Sing.”… Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 3:09 The funky business of kids’ competitive break dancing By Tina Martin In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, young break dancers compete in hopes of being crowned champion -- one head spin at a time. Continue watching
Jan 29 Twitter Chat: Grammy Awards embrace diversity, but is there still work to be done? By Lora Strum This year, is it enough for hip hop artists to simply have been nominated at the Grammy awards? Have the ideas they’ve raised in their music about equality, politics and oppression made an impact without an artist taking home a… Continue reading