Arts Nov 19 Joy Harjo will serve a rare third term as U.S. poet laureate Harjo is the second poet laureate to serve this many terms in a row since the current duties of the position were established 77 years ago.
Arts Nov 17 WATCH: Senators review plans for new national museums dedicated to Latino, women’s histories The proposed plans for two new museums, telling the histories of Latinos and women in the U.S., will be reviewed before a Senate committee Tuesday after, separately, receiving bipartisan support in the House of Representatives.
Arts Nov 11 WATCH: Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram performs ‘Before I’m Old’ The 21-year-old guitarist and singer has been bringing the blues to a new generation of fans.
Arts Oct 30 This visual history of ballots shows the power of your vote Through the lens of the printed ballot, a new visual history shows how these artifacts capture the evolving values of our democracy.
Politics Oct 22 Trump releases video of ’60 Minutes’ interview The footage shows Trump growing increasingly prickly as anchor Lesley Stahl presses him on the coronavirus pandemic, his slipping support with suburban women and other issues.
Politics Oct 15 WATCH: Experts testify on spread of online misinformation, conspiracy theories ahead of election Several experts testified at a virtual House committee hearing today on how the U.S. government can take steps to stem the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories, often homegrown in the U.S., ahead of the 2020 election.
Poetry Oct 09 Joy Harjo on how a new Native poetry anthology fills a gap in American literature For centuries, Native poetry has been preserved by the spoken word. So when a team of editors were putting together a new anthology of Native poetry, with U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo among them, they read the entire work out…
Poetry Sep 24 After RBG’s death, this poet urges us to follow in her steps In writing her poem, “In the Steps of RBG,” Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer’s message was: “Wow, you did it. And now, it’s our turn.”…
Arts Sep 23 A poet and radiologist on how the pandemic has ‘concentrated’ his mind Amit Majmudar said he hasn't written much about the coronavirus pandemic, but he has embraced the time to be productive. "The pandemic really reminded me of my own mortality," he said.
Arts Sep 09 What Chadwick Boseman’s death means in a year marked by grief Grieving for Chadwick Boseman and his family was, in a way, also grieving for everything that has happened this year.