Sep 26 Seeing a culture of fear, poet explores the immigrant dream By Mary Jo Brooks Poet Tishani Doshi has long reflected on the idea of immigration and creating a new home in new land. But she has become alarmed about the “culture of fear” that has developed toward immigrants in the United Sates and Britain. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch Architect on African American History Museum’s unique exterior By PBS News Hour Architect Philip Freelon talks about how light affects the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opened on Saturday on the National Mall. While other structures on the Mall are made of marble, granite or concrete, the museum’s… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch: Jeffrey Brown interviews authors at the National Book Festival By artsdesk Watch interviews with Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates and more than a dozen other authors at the National Book Festival. Continue reading
Sep 24 New Smithsonian museum chronicling black history opens By Jesse J. Holland and Darlene Superville, Associated Press Decades of planning culminate today with the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 9:52 A play that speaks to Ferguson’s tragedy and lets the audience speak back By PBS News Hour In the Greek tragedy “Antigone,” the title character is told that she cannot bury her brother, who has been killed. Echoes of the classical work rang out in 2014, when Michael Brown was shot by police and left dead in… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 5:04 Carl Reiner on being a comedian and Mel Brooks’ best friend By PBS News Hour Carl Reiner never thought about going into comedy growing up. That was until he met Mel Brooks. A friendship that started in 1961 with the “2,000-Year-Old Man” skit, the two close friends now have a nightly movie date. Reiner gives… Continue watching
Sep 22 How do you turn passion into a MacArthur genius grant? By Emily Wishingrad Meet this year's winners. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 9:05 At new museum, relics and treasures reveal U.S. history through African-American lens By PBS News Hour One hundred years in the making, the National Museum of African American History and Culture will open on Saturday in Washington. The museum presents history through objects both celebratory and sobering -- showcasing everything from Michael Jackson’s fedora to a… Continue watching
Sep 21 Full interview: Lonnie Bunch, director of Smithsonian African American History Museum Watch our full report on the opening of the museum tonight on PBS NewsHour. Continue reading
Sep 20 The new Librarian-in-Chief picks her favorite children’s book By Anne Azzi Davenport We ask Carla Hayden where her own passion for reading came from, and to share her favorite childhood book. Continue reading