Jul 17 Watch 7:20 Remembering George Romero, 77, filmmaker who brought the undead to life By PBS News Hour Filmmaker George Romero has died at the age of 77. His cult classic "Night of the Living Dead," made for $100,000 in 1968, launched the modern zombie industry and countless imitators. But Romero's zombie flicks also offered him a platform… Continue watching
Jul 17 The rage and rebellion of the Detroit riots, captured in one poem By Elizabeth Flock Fifty years ago this month, a protest in Detroit turned into a riot, which turned into five days of violence that left dozens dead, thousands arrested and a city engulfed in flames. The poem "They Feed They Lion" chronicles the… Continue reading
Jul 15 4-year-old character’s ‘big, beautiful’ Afro has the attention of the internet By Kamala Kelkar The upcoming film "Hair Love" stars a 4-year-old girl named Zuri who is getting ready for a big day while her mother is away for an event, forcing her father to step up. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 7:00 Why Copenhagen is becoming the jazz capital of the world By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 14 5 episodes of television you should be watching now By Alison Thoet James Poniewozik, the chief television critic at the New York Times, shares his favorite television episodes this season. Here are his top five. Continue reading
Jul 13 Read the full list of 2017 Emmy nominees By Elizabeth Flock It was a glorious, packed, binge-worthy season of television. Watch live as the nominees for the Emmy Awards, honoring the best of those shows, are announced Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 10 How we fail to humanize war By Elizabeth Flock Poet and playwright Harry Newman said we need to better understand how the countries we go to war with are often a lot like us. "Those are connections we don't make, or we're not encouraged to make. And those are… Continue reading
Jul 09 AIDS activists fought for public recognition. This exhibit shows their lives at home By Jenna Gray An exhibit examines the role the domestic sphere has played in the HIV/AIDS epidemic from the 1980s to the present as a space for activism and social support. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 7:16 Chuck Berry’s final album tops off legacy as rock pioneer By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 3:34 Why I used to love making jokes about Helen Keller By PBS News Hour Growing up, Georgina Kleege hated Helen Keller; she saw the famous author and activist as a reproach to her own experience as a young blind woman. But she found a new way to relate to Keller later on, writing her… Continue watching