May 02 How poetry helps us understand mental illness By Corinne Segal Poet Shira Erlichman writes about her relationship to Lithium to treat mental illness. Continue reading
May 02 There's more to Janis Joplin than tragedy By Joshua Barajas Amy Berg’s documentary complicates the public memory of Joplin as a cautionary tale of rock and roll excess. Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: Obama drops the mic at final White House Correspondents' Dinner By Michael D. Regan and Douglass K. Daniel, Associated Press President Barack Obama performed his brand of sharp-tongued comedy at the White House Correspondents' Dinner for the last time - wrapping up with "Obama out" and dropping the mic while the crowd cheered. Continue reading
Apr 30 Was Walt Whitman a follower of the 'Paleo' diet? By Kamala Kelkar The celebrated American poet was not a fan of vegetarians. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 10:11 70 years on, the search continues for artwork looted by the Nazis By Phil Hirschkorn For many Jewish families whose artwork was stolen by the Nazis during World War II, the theft was compounded by murder in concentration camps. For the children and grandchildren of survivors, finding the missing art can be an international decades-long… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 6:05 Remixing 'Shuffle Along,' a musical that brought new sounds and moves to Broadway By PBS News Hour Almost everything has been forgotten about "Shuffle Along," the 1921 Broadway musical written, performed and directed by African Americans. But the production was hugely influential, altering the evolution of the art form. Now there's a new "Shuffle Along," a new… Continue watching
Apr 29 What Beyoncé teaches us about the African diaspora in 'Lemonade' By Kamaria Roberts, Kenya Downs By now, countless think pieces and listicles have broken down Beyoncé’s ode to black womanhood in her latest visual album “Lemonade.” But the acclaimed offering by the R&B diva does more than just pay homage to African-American women or southern… Continue reading
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