Arts Dec 17 The songs we turned to in 2020 Fifteen artists and authors share the songs they played again and again.
Arts Dec 16 In a new Billie Holiday documentary, friends fill in the missing notes “Billie,” wants to go beyond the black-and-white — and incomplete — narrative of self-destructive jazz artists.
Arts Dec 14 The objects that carried us through 2020 The PBS NewsHour spoke with 11 artists and writers about which memento best expressed their experience, an artifact they’d tuck inside a time capsule.
Arts Dec 04 How Leah Chase became a ‘driving force’ of inspiration for chef Marcus Samuelsson In Marcus Samuelsson’s new cookbook, the chef pays tribute to Black women who have been the “backbone of American food.” Among the restaurateurs he names is Leah Chase, the Queen of Creole Cuisine.
Poetry Nov 27 A poem that extends a hand in our lonely times Throughout the year’s pain and distress caused by the pandemic, people have connected with the core theme of loneliness in Elizabeth Acevedo’s poem. Yet the final, gentle moment, set inside a nail salon, is one of reaching out, and having…
Poetry Nov 25 New anthology shares Black poetry’s history of ‘struggle and song’ In 250 years of Black poetry, the act of writing is itself a form of protest.
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.