Nov 11 Watch Cosbys host 'conversation' of African-American artworks at the Smithsonian By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 11 Sugarhill Gang's Big Bank Hank dies at 57 By Colleen Shalby In his own words, Henry Jackson -- or Big Bank Hank -- was a Casanova. He was six foot one, and tons of fun. Continue reading
Nov 11 Cosby family aims to inspire Smithsonian visitors with their African-American art collection By Anne Azzi Davenport, Anna Christiansen Camille and Bill Cosby's own collection, one of the world's preeminent private collections of African-American art, is on display as of Nov 9 at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch Bill Cosby on commissioning a sculpture in honor of his wife By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 11 Vets reveal the stories in their tattoos in new exhibit 'War Ink' By Alexis Cox As the U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan prepares to wind down later this year, more American veterans are returning home and struggling to process their wartime experiences. "War Ink," new online exhibit, uses tattoo art to spark conversations with war… Continue reading
Nov 11 Photographer captures portraits of vets and things they carried home from war By WTVS, Detroit Public Television Jennifer Karady is a photographer who works with veterans to create what she calls "staged narrative photographs" about the psychological effects of war. Watch a Detroit Public Television report. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch Capturing the difficulties of returning to civilian life By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch How a scheme to steal a Stradivarius went awry By PBS News Hour In January, a street criminal tazed Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Frank Almond and stole his precious Stradivarius violin. Unfortunately for the thief -- who was sentenced to seven years in jail Monday -- the police commissioner in charge was a… Continue watching
Nov 10 Sesame Street celebrates 45 years with 45 facts By News Desk "Sesame Street," the long-running children's television series, celebrates its 45th birthday today. To look back at 45 seasons entertaining and education children, the show's Twitter feed shared 45 facts Monday; including Oscar the Grouch's original color, Elmo's favorite food and… Continue reading