Arts Nov 03 David Driskell’s art spotlighted Black life. It’s ‘about time’ America saw his work By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet
Arts Mar 12 Watch 3:39 Unraveling the mystery of a pioneering American painter’s missing work Imagine discovering that a painting on your wall is a long, lost masterpiece. In two recent cases, the story centers on Jacob Lawrence, a pioneering American modernist painter. Lydia Gordon, of the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, is our… By Mike Melia, Tommy Walters, Lynsey Jeffery
Arts Oct 14 Watch 3:47 This Detroit bead museum honors an African legacy while modeling revitalization Detroit is home to an unusual museum that draws on African history and customs, filling an entire city block with installations and sculptures. The MBAD African Bead Museum also allows visitors hands-on experiences -- and acts as a stabilizing force… By Mary Ellen Geist
Arts Feb 24 Watch 2:58 A groundbreaking filmmaker finally gets her time to shine Kathleen Collins was one of the first African-American women to direct a feature film, but her work wasn’t widely released before her death from cancer in 1988. Nearly 30 years later, her daughter Nina Collins had the film restored, and… By PBS NewsHour