Jun 28 All-male choir at Detroit school shares a hopeful vision By WTVS, Detroit Public Television The Vision Male Ensemble from Detroit provides training and mentorship for boys at the Detroit School of the Arts. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 6:53 The summer must-read books to bring to the beach By PBS News Hour It’s one of the great pleasures of lazy, hazy days on the beach or in the backyard: finally opening that book you’ve been meaning to get to. The NewsHour kicks off a week’s worth of summer reading suggestions, starting with… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch 3:22 Telling American history 140 characters at a time By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, presidential historian and NewsHour regular Michael Beschloss provides a unique perspective on American history through his Twitter account. He shares some of his favorite digital insights. Continue watching
Jun 27 The goal of this kids’ story about soccer? To foster a love of poetry By Mary Jo Brooks Nick Hall, the 12-year-old protagonist in Kwame Alexander’s latest novel-in-verse, “Booked,” is a soccer star who dreams of playing in the European Cup. Unfortunately, his days are filled with the more mundane challenges. Continue reading
Jun 25 Bill Cunningham, whose photographs epitomized street style, dies at 87 By Corinne Segal Bill Cunningham, a photographer with The New York Times who was beloved for capturing iconic street style in his fashion photographs, died Saturday at 87. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 2:39 Remembering Ralph Stanley and his ‘God-given voice’ By PBS News Hour After a long battle with skin cancer, bluegrass pioneer Ralph Stanley died overnight at the age of 89. Since forming his first band in 1946, Stanley’s haunting voice came to epitomize the bluegrass genre’s “High Lonesome” sound, and he won… Continue watching
Jun 24 Ralph Stanley, man of constant sorrow and bluegrass legend, dies at 89 By Joshua Barajas Bluegrass hall of famer Ralph Stanley died Thursday night after a long bout with skin cancer, his grandson confirmed. He was 89. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 4:00 Playwright uses reactions to O.J. Simpson trial to examine racial fabric of America By PBS News Hour Playwright David McMillan vividly remembers the day O.J. Simpson was acquitted, because it created a national atmosphere in which racial assumptions were challenged. The debate over the court’s decision forced Americans to see their country for what it was, rather… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch 4:30 Why Cole Porter’s melodies and lyrics produce musical magic By PBS News Hour The sophisticated rhymes and erudite imagery of Cole Porter’s lyrics made him one of the nation’s preeminent songsmiths. But an overlooked element of Porter’s legacy is the music underlying those lyrics, which Rob Kapilow argues is essential to understanding the… Continue watching
Jun 21 Finding catharsis through the art of tattoos By Kaysie Ellingson, Indie Alaska Para-rescuer Roger Sparks found that the art of tattooing helped him deal with his grief following a deadly military operation in Afghanistan. Now he's trying to help others who are suffering from emotional trauma. Continue reading