Jan 18 Tuesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, a university creates the first graduate program in curating performance art. Continue reading
Jan 17 Weekly Poem: From ‘Fugue’ By Tom LeGro Elizabeth Alexander was born in Harlem, raised in Washington, D.C., and attended Yale University, where she now teaches African American Studies. She is the author of six books of poems, including most recently, "Crave Radiance: New and Selected Poems 1990-2010."… Continue reading
Jan 17 Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., we have compiled archival videos, documentaries, commentaries, discussions and reports about his life, legacy and the Civil Rights movement. Continue reading
Jan 17 Monday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, a Vermont sculptor sent mini bronzes of Martin Luther King Jr. to the President and others to celebrate the holiday. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch Students Remember King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., fourth graders gathered on the Lincoln Memorial's steps to commemorate his famous speech in 1963 and the nation's civil rights movement. Continue watching
Jan 14 Conversation: Haitian Literature Is a Living Art By Molly Finnegan American readers may be familiar with the work of Haiti ex-pat Edwidge Danticat, but who are the voices we miss? And what is the role of literature and poetry in the life of the average Haitian citizen?… Continue reading
Jan 14 Friday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, experimental theater pioneer Ellen Stewart has passed away at 91. Continue reading
Jan 13 For Haitian Writers, Identity is Wrapped up in History and Hope In Haiti, not only was reading certain books dangerous, but writers were commonly known to be the agitators of dissent, those who -- with the spark of a word -- might ignite an upheaval in the minds and hearts of… Continue reading
Jan 13 Around the Nation By Lauren Knapp Here are some of this week's arts and culture stories from public broadcasting stations around the nation. Continue reading
Jan 13 Thursday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, a Swedish takeoff of "The Catcher in the Rye" is banned in Canada and the U.S. Continue reading