About Joshua @Josh_Barrage
Joshua Barajas is the arts editor for the NewsHour. He can be reached at jbarajas@newshour.org.
Joshua’s Recent Stories
Nation Jun 26
What Stonewall means to the people who were thereThe PBS NewsHour spoke with five LGBTQ people about what they remember about Stonewall, what led to the uprising, and how far we’ve come 50 years later.
Arts Jun 17
How LGBTQ generations born before Stonewall navigated life, in 4 storiesThe Stonewall riots provided more visibility to the LGBTQ community and the oppression they faced. But before and after that moment, and far beyond New York, there were legions of queer people who had to navigate society in the shadow…
Arts Jun 14
10 books besides ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ that tackle racial injusticeThe 1960 novel is a perennial reading assignment for many students, but there are many other great books that tackle similiar topics, educators say.
Arts May 22
Welcome to CANVAS, our new site for the artsNewsHour today launched a dedicated CANVAS website with channels for audiences to interact with and share ideas for arts and cultural content. The website, relaunched Twitter account, and new CANVAS Facebook Group create a virtual canvas for viewers to discover…
Arts May 22
Welcome to CANVAS, our new site for the artsNewsHour today launched a dedicated CANVAS website with channels for audiences to interact with and share ideas for arts and cultural content. The website, relaunched Twitter account, and new CANVAS Facebook Group create a virtual canvas for viewers to discover…
Politics May 02
WATCH: Senate hearing on emergency funding for border securityMcAleenan will testify before a Senate subcommittee at 10 a.m. ET today. Watch his remarks here.
Politics May 01
Read Mueller’s letter to William Barr about Russia report: ‘There is now public confusion’Special counsel Robert Mueller sent a letter to Attorney General Barr expressing his concerns with Barr's summary of his report.
Politics May 01
Read William Barr’s prepared Senate testimony on Mueller reportAttorney General William Barr is prepared to defend his handling of the Russia report to senators Wednesday, saying in his testimony that special counsel Robert Mueller "completed his investigation as he saw fit."…
Politics Apr 18
Sarah Sanders’ ‘slip of the tongue’ moment in the Mueller reportAmong the many new details in the redacted version of Robert Mueller’s Russia report released Thursday: White House press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders had no basis for suggesting FBI officials had lost faith in then-director James Comey at the time…
Politics Apr 18
Trump wouldn’t sit down with Mueller’s team. Read his written responses insteadToward the end of Robert Mueller’s report is a much sought-after component to the two-year-long Russia investigation: written responses to the special counsel’s questions from the man at the center of the probe.
