Aug 07 What does it mean to be multiracial in America? This poet explores how it's complicated By Elizabeth Flock Charif Shanahan is the son of an Irish-American father and a Moroccan mother. Growing up black and Arab in America was an experience full of "instability," he said, and he's using his new book of poetry to start conversations around… Continue reading
Aug 07 What it's like to be President Trump's White House photographer By Elizabeth Flock In one of her first-ever interviews, official White House photographer Shealah Craighead says she sees her role as to be a neutral observer, instead of shape the public perception of the president. Continue reading
Aug 06 Born behind bars, this literary genre has 'grown up' to resonate with young adults By Kamala Kelkar A genre called urban literature was resurfaced by self-made entrepreneurs, often black women and many from prison. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 8:17 Why musicians and fans still flock to Newport Folk Festival By PBS News Hour From legendary masters to emerging stars, everyone wants to play the Newport Folk Festival. The relatively small, intimate three-day event sells out before the lineup is announced, attracting musicians who stretch the definition of the genre while retaining the original… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 7:19 Can a contemporary art mecca anchor this once-industrial town? By PBS News Hour The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, known as MASS MoCA, has become one of America’s largest exhibition spaces for modern creativity, as well as a case study in reviving old industrial towns. Jeffrey Brown reports on the museum’s decision to… Continue watching
Aug 03 This photographer took pictures of every one of her Facebook friends to understand friendship in the digital age By Elizabeth Flock Photographer Tanja Hollander photographed all 626 of her Facebook friends around the world. Here's what she learned. Continue reading
Aug 02 This all-girl Asian-American comedy group delivers biting satire with K-Pop cuteness By Rebecca Oh Through song and satire, AzN PoP! skewers the Asian-American experience and takes sharp digs at stereotypes and whitewashing -- though disarmingly. Continue reading
Aug 02 What these Southerners reciting Walt Whitman verses can teach us about America By Elizabeth Flock For her new project "Whitman in Alabama," Jennifer Crandall spent two years crisscrossing the state and asking Alabamians to recite Whitman to find the threads that tie us together as a nation. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 7:29 A feast of African-American culinary contributions, baked into the South's DNA By PBS News Hour In chef and culinary historian Michael Twitty's new book, ancestry -- both his own and that of Southern food -- is a central theme. With "The Cooking Gene: A Journey through African-American Culinary History in the Old South," Twitty addresses… Continue watching
Aug 01 This sorghum-brined chicken recipe is a lesson in African-American history By Elizabeth Flock In his new book "The Cooking Gene," historian Michael W. Twitty traces the culinary roots of the South. Continue reading