Aug 14 Michael Oher, former NFL tackle and inspiration for ‘The Blind Side,’ sues to end conservatorship By Teresa M. Walker, Associated Press Oher accuses Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy of lying to him nearly two decades ago by having him sign papers making them his conservators rather than his adoptive parents. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 7:26 News Wrap: Hundreds remain unaccounted for after Maui wildfires In our news wrap Monday, the death toll from the Maui wildfires continues to climb as officials warn the number may rise further with just a fraction of the affected area searched so far, a string of floods and landslides… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 2:37 A Brief But Spectacular take on the art of paying close attention to the everyday By Steve Goldbloom Douglas Martin is a poet, novelist and short story writer. They began their career as a performance poet and dramatist before shifting to writing full-length prose. They share a Brief But Spectacular take on the art of paying close attention… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 8:03 New documentary explores mesmerizing, dangerous world of freediving By John Yang, Harry Zahn The extreme sport of freediving is growing in popularity and interest. A new Netflix documentary called “The Deepest Breath” goes inside the high-risk sport, following freedivers Alessia Zecchini and Stephen Keenan. Director Laura McGann joins John Yang to discuss the… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 2:58 An artist’s Brief But Spectacular take on letting the colors speak for you Kennady Bob is a Los Angeles-based artist who expresses herself through both large-scale paintings and small sketches. After experiencing great loss early in her life, she found that she could process the feelings she struggled to put into words through… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 3:36 News Wrap: Judge says Trump’s right to free speech is ‘not absolute’ in election case In our news wrap Friday, a federal judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against former President Trump warned his right to free speech is not absolute, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is in jail after a judge revoked his bail, Islamic… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 7:54 Hip-hop was born 50 years ago. Nelson George discusses its evolution and legacy By Amna Nawaz, Anne Azzi Davenport, Karina Cuevas, Courtney Norris Hip-hop is celebrating its 50th birthday. It started with a back-to-school party on August 11, 1973, in The Bronx. Clive Campbell, known as DJ Kool Herc, improvised and played snippets in a loop on two turntables to keep the music… Continue watching
Aug 09 Hip-hop turns 50, reinventing itself and swaths of the world along the way By Deepti Hajela, Associated Press Hip-hop has impacted everything: Art, culture, fashion, community, social justice, politics, sports, business. This year is being marked as a 50th anniversary celebration. Continue reading
Aug 09 Singer and songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, subject of ‘Searching for Sugarman’ documentary, dies at 81 By Corey Williams, Associated Press Rodriguez' albums flopped in the United States in the 1970s but — unknown to him — he later became a star in South Africa where his protest songs inspired white liberals horrified by the country's brutal racial segregation system of… Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 7:19 News Wrap: Storm system blasts eastern U.S. with severe weather In our news wrap Tuesday, a storm system blasted the Northeast with severe weather, there's new evidence of global warming affecting Antarctica with sea ice at a record low, the Supreme Court reinstated a federal regulation aimed at curbing the… Continue watching