Dec 08 Weekly Poem: J. Allyn Rosser finds deeper meaning through humor By Victoria Fleischer “Mimi’s Trapeze,” a new book by J. Allyn Rosser, starts with a quote by Balzac in the original French. The poet translates it roughly as, “what an appalling condition in which every happy moment depends on an ignorance of some… Continue reading
Dec 05 In 'Barefoot Artist,' Lily Yeh confronts painful past in her journey to heal communities through art By Victoria Fleischer “The Barefoot Artist” is a documentary portrait of Lily Yeh, an artist who has worked with communities all over the world, what she calls "broken places." The film follows her life as an artist and an intimate, family history that… Continue reading
Dec 05 From shattered glass to blank canvas, Missouri communities paint to heal By Corinne Segal Today if you walk down S. Grand Boulevard, one of the main thoroughfares in St. Louis, you are likely to find boarded-up windows in the aftermath of protests and ensuing riots from the Michael Brown grand jury ruling. What would… Continue reading
Dec 05 Why the 'Shakespeare of the F-word' is reading adults to sleep By Victoria Fleischer, Frank Carlson Adam Mansbach, author of “Go the F*ck to Sleep," explains why Samuel L. Jackson was his first choice for the audio book in this online exclusive. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 1:19 Why Samuel L Jackson was the first choice to read a viral bedtime story for adults By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 5:41 Using poetry to uncover the moments that lead to racism By PBS News Hour Poet and playwright Claudia Rankine says that the small moments that carve gaps of misunderstanding between Americans lead to big, national moments of misunderstanding, like events in Ferguson and New York. Rankine explores these disruptions and how they lead to… Continue watching
Dec 04 Poet Claudia Rankine on the violent deaths of black men By Mary Jo Brooks Poet and playwright Claudia Rankine is fascinated with stories about the interactions -- both intimate and large scale -- between the races. In her latest book of poetry, “Citizen: An American Lyric”, Rankine intersperses small vignettes about everyday injustices with… Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 0:50 Using poetry to uncover the moments that lead to racism By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 04 Nashville photographer's dreamy snaps expose hidden truths in the Deep South By Laura Santhanam "Southern Route,” a series of photographs by Tamara Reynolds, offers glimpses into the lives of people throughout the Deep South, as if she's capturing something out of the side of her eye. Her images are romantic and nostalgic, but not… Continue reading