Oct 05 Watch 8:46 Ringo Starr reflects on his legendary career with the Beatles and his new music By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Lena I. Jackson Ringo Starr is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, once with a little band you might have heard of, and a second time on his own. He’s been knighted and acted in many films and TV, including… Continue watching
Oct 04 Who are the 2023 MacArthur fellows? Here’s a list By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press The 2023 fellows include a scientist who studies the airborne transmission of diseases, a master hula dancer and cultural preservationist, and the sitting U.S. poet laureate. Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: Norwegian writer Jon Fosse awarded 2023 Nobel Prize in literature By David Keyton, Mike Corder, Associated Press One of his country’s most-performed dramatists, Fosse, 64, has written some 40 plays as well as novels, short stories, children’s books, poetry and essays. Continue reading
Oct 04 Tupac Shakur’s suspected killer makes first court appearance By Rio Yamat, Ken Ritter, Associated Press The man facing a murder charge in the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas 27 years ago has made his first court appearance. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 2:40 A Brief But Spectacular take on destigmatizing mental illness through poetry By Katie Hodgman Jeanann Verlee uses her work to bring awareness to issues surrounding mental health. She has authored three books of poetry and writes about mental health awareness, trauma survival and domestic abuse and domestic violence. She shares her Brief But Spectacular… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch 3:58 News Wrap: European Union leaders gather in Kyiv pledging support for Ukraine’s war effort In our news wrap Monday, European Union leaders gathered in Kyiv and insisted they're still united over supporting Ukraine's war effort, the last of some 100,000 people from Nagorno-Karabakh crossed into Armenia and the Nobel Prize for medicine goes to… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch 6:56 How a Houston medical center is harmonizing health and performing arts By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet The Center For Performing Arts Medicine is an unusual partnership of a world-class hospital and world-class performing arts organizations. It was founded in 1992 with a focus on singers, but then something unexpected happened. Jeffrey Brown reports from Houston for… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 3:27 A Brief But Spectacular take on poetry as ritual By Moe Sattar, Katie Hodgman Mahogany Browne is a poet, writer, organizer and educator. Recently, she became the first-ever poet-in-residence at the Lincoln Center in New York City. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on poetry as ritual. Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 5:13 News Wrap: UAW strike expands to more Ford and GM plants In our news wrap Friday, the United Auto Workers strike expanded to two more Ford and GM plants in the Midwest, suicide bombings in Pakistan killed at least 57 people, the World Court called for Azerbaijan to withdraw troops from… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 7:39 Actor Cheech Marin helps open permanent showcase of Chicano art and culture By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson For many, Cheech Marin is a household name. The comedian and actor is best known as part of the countercultural duo Cheech and Chong, but he’s also an avid collector of Chicano art and opened the first major museum entirely… Continue watching