Arts

The last week of September marks National Banned Books Week. Here are seven books both modern and classic that have been banned or challenged in the past decade. Each book has also been featured on the NewsHour broadcast or website.

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A look at a new mural in Joplin, MO.

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Just a few blocks from the rubble of last year's tornado, a bright new mural has been painted, depicting life in Joplin both before and after the storm.

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Technicians install a sculpture by German artist Georg Baselitz at the Paris Museum of Modern Art. Photo by Jacques Demarthon/ AFP/ Getty Images.

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Engineers rigged ropes Tuesday atop the Washington Monument in preparation for a multi-day job rappelling down the marble exterior of the indefinitely shuttered icon to check for cracks and other damage from the earthquake that shook the East Coast last…

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This summer, singer Jill Scott has been busy promoting her fourth studio album, "The Light of the Sun," and wrapping up a critically acclaimed summer tour.

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Here are some of this week's arts and culture stories from public broadcasters around the nation.

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Gallery manager Anna Burdon-Cooper poses with an Ivorian Dan Gere African tribal mask, part of the 'Tribal Perspectives' exhibition at London's Gallery in Cork Street.

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New Interpretation of 'Porgy and Bess' Provokes as it Continues to Resonate…

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The new book, "Millennial Momentum: How a New Generation Is Remaking America," explores how young people coming of age are reshaping American life and culture. Judy Woodruff speaks with authors Morley Winograd and Michael D. Hais.

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