Feb 28 Watch 6:19 Photos show undeniable history of the civil rights movement By PBS News Hour A new photo exhibit captures a crucial period in the civil rights movement through the work of nine photographers. Special correspondent David C. Barnett of WVIZ/PBS Ideastream reports from the Maltz Museum in Cleveland. Continue watching
Feb 28 Photo: Celebrating the start of Carnival in Trinidad By News Desk J'ouvert revellers covered in blue paint dance and parade with the Rapso music band 3canal during the 20th anniversary celebration of their song Blue as part of Trinidad Carnival on Feb. 27, 2017 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 6:10 Why we’re overdue to know the brilliance of Africa’s civilizations By PBS News Hour Archeologists and scholars are learning more about Africa than ever before, from the digitization of records and the unearthing of ancient treasures. Audie Cornish talks with Henry Louis Gates Jr. of Harvard University about Africa’s rich but overlooked history and… Continue watching
Feb 27 As Trump addresses Congress, poets pen a people’s view By Elizabeth Flock A week after President Donald Trump took office, hundreds of people gathered in their homes, schools and places across the country to share stories about how they saw the state of the nation. “Very sad,” some said. “Becoming aware.”… Continue reading
Feb 27 Photo: Fleeing the Islamic State for a camp outside Mosul By News Desk A boy, who just fled a village controlled by Islamic State fighters, cries as he sits with his family inside a bus before heading to the camp at Hammam Ali south of Mosul, Iraq. Continue reading
Feb 27 Inside the secret process that’s supposed to prevent an Oscars mishap By Elizabeth Flock In the 83 years accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has handled the balloting and award envelopes for the Oscars, it says there had never been a major mistake. Until last night, when presenter Warren Beatty was mistakenly given the wrong envelope, leading… Continue reading
Feb 26 At the Oscars, wins for ‘Moonlight’ and calls for art without borders By Corinne Segal “Moonlight” won Best Picture at the 89th Academy Awards in a ceremony in which presenters and award recipients pointed to the strength of diversity in the film industry. Continue reading
Feb 25 Film producers, designer on the importance of diversity behind the camera By Kamala Kelkar Wynn Thomas, Lisa Cortes and Sam Pollard discuss the role of African Americans in the film industry, two years of #OscarsSoWhite and how to improve representation. Continue reading
Feb 25 Anime didn’t make it into the Oscar nominations this year. Here’s why that doesn’t matter. By Iman Smith Back in 2003, “Spirited Away” made history by becoming the first Japanese animated feature film to win an Academy Award. It told the story of 10-year-old Chihiro, a young girl propelled into a world governed by spirits, gods and fantastical… Continue reading
Feb 25 These murals lie at the center of a debate over Northern Ireland’s future By Ivette Feliciano In Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, hundreds of colorful murals line the city’s streets, detailing a century’s worth of conflict and political division. Continue reading