Jul 31 Sam Shepard, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and keen observer of American family life, dies at 73 By Dayana Morales Gomez Shepard, 73, died in Kentucky last week following a battle with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a spokesperson for the family told news outlets. Continue reading
Jul 29 Black innovators shine through history in these animated films for kids By Jenna Gray Sweet Blackberry tells overlooked and little-known stories of African American accomplishments to children through animated short films. Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch Artists reflect pain and consequences of Detroit riots By PBS News Hour Fifty years since Detroit devolved into a five-day period of violence and unrest between the National Guard and the city’s black citizens, known as the 1967 riots, some of the city's leading cultural institutions are asking questions and using art… Continue watching
Jul 28 Here are the 5 books by women of color you need to read right now By Elizabeth Flock Author and media executive Madhulika Sikka made a goal in 2017 to read 52 books in 52 weeks -- all of them by women, and many women of color -- to offset an overload of news and highlight books that… Continue reading
Jul 28 Hobby Lobby thinks the Bible can save America. Now its museum has to convince its critics. By Elizabeth Flock “It’s the most controversial topic in the world. It’s the biggest selling book, most banned, destroyed, influential book … We will irritate everybody.” - Cary Summers, President of Museum of the Bible… Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 6:22 American war correspondent details his own love and life in Africa By PBS News Hour As a college student, Jeffrey Gettleman traveled to East Africa and fell in love. He also fell in love that year with a woman back home. Their time and work apart, and his life and work covering a continent as… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 2:29 This Kenyan storyteller's proudly frivolous films have a deeper mission By PBS News Hour Wanuri Kahiu's films and stories don't need tragedies. Her "Afro-bubblegum" art is fun and even frivolous, and rejects the idea that she needs to grapple with dark, violent problems. At the same time, she has come to see her work… Continue watching
Jul 24 This poet's obsession with death led her to write about how to live By Elizabeth Flock Nicole Sealey's new poetry collection asks us if, like the Greek figure of Sisyphus, we can find contentment even when life is difficult and absurd… Continue reading
Jul 23 This artist turns construction waste into sculptures and paintings By Corinne Segal Sheri Crider wants to know why Americans want new and shiny things -- and what they do with the rest. Continue reading
Jul 22 WATCH: The one recipe Ina Garten says everyone should know how to make By Meredith P. Garretson Homemade salad dressing seems difficult to make, but it's actually easy -- and much tastier than anything you can buy at a store, Ina Garten says. The "Barefoot Contessa" says it's the one recipe everyone should know how to… Continue reading