Jan 12 6 books to read with your kids that celebrate differences and diversity By Alison Thoet Children’s books can offer vital visibility and representation, as well as teach us to see experiences beyond our own. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 6:38 Tracee Ellis Ross: 'The curtain has been pulled' on Hollywood inequity and abuse By Charlayne Hunter-Gault Systemic change is happening in Hollywood, says Tracee Ellis Ross, star of the sitcom “black-ish.” Ellis Ross is a founder of Time’s Up, a legal defense fund that aims to support those who have been affected by sexual violence. The… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 3:13 The ugly truth about truth, according to Errol Morris By PBS News Hour If your goal is to talk to another human being and hear the truth, Errol Morris says you're going to be disappointed. The filmmaker explains why he broke the rules of documentary and why sometimes falsehood wins. Morris gives his… Continue watching
Jan 09 Oprah Winfrey's Golden Globes speech inspires speculation about 2020 campaign By Steve Peoples and Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Winfrey’s speech as she accepted the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award on Sunday touched on her humble upbringing and childhood wonder in civil rights heroes. But it was her exhortation of the legions of women who have called out… Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch 4:39 Oprah leads Hollywood's call to end sexual harassment By Jeffrey Brown At the Golden Globe awards Sunday night, Hollywood’s biggest stars wore pins saying “Time’s Up,” a nod to a campaign to end sexual harassment in the industry. Several stars, including Oprah Winfrey, also made impassioned calls to speak up about… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 6:50 This artist is taking on America's history of violence By Jeffrey Brown Multimedia artist Carrie Mae Weems hosted a day of music, art and talk in a public event called “The Shape of Things,” exploring America’s history of violence. Jeffrey Brown reports from New York about what inspired Weems to take on… Continue watching
Jan 08 What you reading? By Jeffrey Brown From the beginning we were eager to make this a collaboration, and in the New York Times we got exactly what we hoped for. Continue reading
Jan 08 After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rican poets ask again what it means to belong By Jennifer Hijazi For artists who are both New Yorkers and Puerto Ricans, the concept of identity is fluid and complicated. Continue reading
Jan 07 The secret to creativity – according to science By Valerie van Mulukom, The Conversation Modern science backs Picasso, who once said 'Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.'… Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 6:30 Music helps people in nursing home once considered unreachable By PBS News Hour A California nursing home is using music therapy with residents suffering from dementia. In collaboration with inewsource news service in San Diego, Joanne Faryon reports on how music is reaching those once considered unreachable. Continue watching