Apr 29 Hello, neighbor! #ItsABeautifulDay to pay tribute to Mister Rogers By Joshua Barajas Neighborly folk took to social media Friday to pay tribute to Fred Rogers, by sharing photos of themselves wearing the "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" host's trademark garment. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 2:57 What it means to be unapologetically black By PBS News Hour As the hosts of BuzzFeed's popular “Another Round” podcast, Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton set out to break the mold and create a space where they didn’t have to filter their opinions for a white audience. Nigatu and Clayton give… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 53:37 PBS NewsHour full episode April 27, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, Donald Trump lays out his foreign policy approach after victories in five more states. Also: Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert sentenced for a hush-money scandal, how a Seattle murderer slipped through the cracks, using brain trauma… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 9:23 How a Seattle murderer slipped through the cracks of the mental health system By PBS News Hour In 2009, Jennifer Hopper and Teresa Butz were attacked and sexually assaulted in their home; Butz did not survive. In “While the City Slept,” Eli Sanders, a Pulitzer winner for his reporting on the case, examines the troubled life of… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch The shocking experience of finally seeing the full spectrum of emotion By PBS News Hour A medical procedure used to diagnose damage from brain injuries may also help some autistic patients make connections and understand emotions they’ve never experienced. Author John Robison underwent that experimental therapy, detailed in a new memoir, “Switched On.” Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch 6:32 Artist Theaster Gates turns Chicago’s empty spaces into incubators for culture By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 26 After police shooting, San Francisco actors tackle racial profiling By Kelly Whalen and Omid Zoufonoun, KQED On the Hill aims to spark a conversation about racial profiling, police shootings and the rapid displacement of Latinos from San Francisco. Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch 5:11 With ‘Lemonade,’ Beyonce shows she’s an artist in control By PBS News Hour Pop sensation Beyonce’s sixth studio album, “Lemonade,” made an immediate impact with its innovative release as a visual album on HBO and through the music streaming service Tidal. For more on the groundbreaking work, which addresses both her personal troubles… Continue watching
Apr 25 How poet Shane McCrae learned to break the rules By Corinne Segal Shane McCrae's poems are often an experiment in form, built from nontraditional metrics and a focus on sound and texture. Continue reading
Apr 23 Celebrations across the globe honor Shakespeare 400 years after his death By Kamala Kelkar Four hundred years after his death, which occurred on this day in 1616, fans of William Shakespeare are finding myriad ways to be or not to be celebrating his life. Continue reading