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
Jan 12 In Haiti, ‘Rhythm Rests in Our Marrow’ Music is the tenor of Haitian cultural life, carved out of the oppression of slavery and the desire to live freely, writes Haitian-American poet and scholar Patrick Sylvain. It represents a cultural ethos based upon human reality. Continue reading
Jan 12 In Arizona, Varying Views on Gun Ownership The Arizona shootings have renewed the debate over gun rights and restrictions and the easy access to weapons in some states. On Tuesday's NewsHour, Judy Woodruff talked to James Cavanaugh, who recently retired as a special agent in charge… Continue reading
Jan 12 Wednesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, Ai Weiwei's million dollar Shanghai studio has been torn down by Chinese authorities. Continue reading