Dec 07 Watch How comics change mainstream narratives about Native Americans By Corinne Segal Continue watching
Dec 07 Kendrick Lamar leads the Grammy pack with 11 nominations By Corinne Segal Kendrick Lamar led at the 2016 Grammy nominations this morning with 11 nominations, including Album of the Year and Best Rap Album for "To Pimp a Butterfly."… Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 6:53 Women take a stand against violence in Spike Lee's 'Chi-Raq' By PBS News Hour "Chi-Raq," the latest film from Spike Lee, uses satire to explore the problem of gun violence in America. The movie is set in Chicago, a city that's been wracked by tensions with police as well as a very high number… Continue watching
Dec 04 Scott Weiland, former frontman for the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, dead at 48 By Corinne Segal Scott Weiland, who fronted the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, died on Thursday at 48, his wife Jamie Weiland confirmed to the L.A. Times. A post on the musician's Facebook page said Weiland "passed away in his sleep… Continue reading
Dec 03 Graffiti artists come out to 'spray for Paris' after attacks By Corinne Segal Three weeks after terrorists attacked their city, Parisians are speaking loud and clear -- through street art. Continue reading
Dec 01 Raised by zoo, how a group of rescued wolves comes into their own By Alaska Public Media As a zookeeper at the Alaska Zoo, Tim Lescher takes care of a group of gray wolves -- a species he said has been misunderstood. Continue reading
Nov 30 Poet Franny Choi pictures a world without police By Corinne Segal What world a world without police look like? Poet Franny Choi’s work attempts to answer that question. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 7:03 How your cellphone is silently disrupting your social life By PBS News Hour Can a cellphone reduce the amount of empathy we feel for each other? In her new book “Reclaiming Conversation,” author Sherry Turkle argues that technology is creating the illusion of togetherness, while reducing actual communication and connection. She joins Jeffrey… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch 6:26 How a boy from segregated South grew up to be Jimmy Carter's chief of staff By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch Aretha Franklin on why she'll never stop singing By PBS News Hour Aretha Franklin was honored recently by the National Portrait Gallery with a “Portrait of a Nation” prize, given out to some of the people who appear in its collection. Gwen Ifill spoke with the Queen of Soul about her career,… Continue watching