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Jun 14

Watch 3:06
A firsthand account of this pivotal moment in history

By KCET

Ongoing protests demanding police reform and racial justice continue to spread around the world after the death of George Floyd in Minnesota last month. Isaac Bryan, a civil rights activist and director of public policy at UCLA's Bunche Center, gives…

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Jun 12

Watch 11:02
How members of Gen-Z are approaching this historic moment of change

Gen-Z is entering adulthood as the U.S. grapples with systemic inequities in institutions from policing to education to health care. Student Reporting Labs, our journalism program for high school students, asked teenagers across the country how they're approaching the moment,…

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Jun 11

Rights group says Egypt police raided homes of activist’s relatives

By Associated Press

An international rights group says Egyptian police have raided the homes of two uncles of an Egyptian-American activist who lives in the U.S.

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Jun 01

Peaceful protesters get lost in action-packed coverage

By David Bauder, Associated Press

The nation's unrest has made for spellbinding nights of television, with news networks jumping from city to city to show cars on fire, stores being broken into and confrontations with police.

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Jun 01

Watch 11:33
Roxane Gay, Anna Deavere Smith and Tay Anderson on the protests’ hope and despair

By Judy Woodruff, Anne Azzi Davenport, Courtney Norris

For analysis of the deeper systemic issues that are underlying the country’s civic unrest, Judy Woodruff talks to Roxane Gay, a noted essayist and author whose work frequently addresses issues of race, identity and privilege; Anna Deavere Smith, award-winning playwright…

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Nov 07

Discussion questions for ‘The Overstory’

By Elizabeth Flock

"The Overstory" is our November book club for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, "Now Read This"…

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Oct 30

‘The Overstory’ is our November book club pick

By Elizabeth Flock

"The Overstory" is a novel about trees, activism and our relationship to the natural world.

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Sep 13

Watch 9:43
Climate activist Greta Thunberg on the power of a movement

By William Brangham

Although more Americans than ever are worried about climate change, less than 40 percent expect to make “major sacrifices” to tackle the problem. But according to Greta Thunberg, a Swedish teenager and climate activist, drastic action is exactly what's needed…

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Sep 09

Watch 5:16
How Marca Bristo took down barriers for Americans with disabilities

Marca Bristo may not have been a household name, but her influence permeated American society. At age 23, Bristo was paralyzed from the waist down in a diving accident. She became a disability rights activist, working to improve access, fight…

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Jun 25

Watch 16:57
50 years after Stonewall, why so many LGBTQ people are ‘still grieving’

By Courtney Norris

During the era of 1969’s Stonewall Riots, police raids against LGBTQ establishments were common. But when Stonewall patrons fought back, the modern gay rights movement was launched. On Stonewall’s 50th anniversary, Judy Woodruff gets perspective from Reverend Emma Chattin, activist…

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