Dec 25 The best movies of 2024, according to these critics By Jeffrey Brown A list of some of the year's biggest and best films, plus a few hidden gems you might have missed… Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch 4:25 The cultural significance of the movies just added to the National Film Registry By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Simon Epstein The Library of Congress announced the 25 films that made it into this year's National Film Registry. The registry, started in 1989, now includes some 900 movies, chosen for their cultural, historic and aesthetic importance to preserving the nation’s film… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 6:48 Amy Sherald on the gaze and humanity of her portraits By Jeffrey Brown She has painted portraits of Michelle Obama and Breonna Taylor. But much of Amy Sherald’s work is about filling in absent images of everyday Americans. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown talks with the artist and takes us to the first… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 7:36 Stevenson reflects on inequities in justice system 10 years after release of ‘Just Mercy’ By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold Bryan Stevenson, the prominent lawyer and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, has blazed a trail representing the poor, wrongly convicted and those on death row. Geoff Bennett sat down with Stevenson to discuss his career and the re-release… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 5:07 Remembering the fierce and lyrical voice of poet Nikki Giovanni By Geoff Bennett Nikki Giovanni, a fierce and lyrical voice of the Black experience, has died. Giovanni's work illuminated love, liberation and the unyielding power of self-expression. Tributes are pouring in from across the country as admirers and friends mourn the passing of… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 6:00 This arts program offers new approach to rehab and re-entry By Mike Cerre A tried and true program in East L.A. helps former gang members, drug users and those leaving incarceration build a new life. Special correspondent Mike Cerre reports on the Homeboy Art Academy for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 7:58 Rebirth of Detroit’s Michigan Central train station serves as symbol of city’s comeback By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson A restoration of past glory, a renovation toward future growth and potential consequences and conflicts in the present. That’s the story of Michigan Central, a grand addition to Detroit’s economic and cultural life. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports for… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 7:10 Documentary explores migrant family separation policy of first Trump administration By Geoff Bennett, Layla Quran On a recent evening in Washington, moviegoers filled the lobby of a local theater to watch the D.C. premiere of a new film from a renowned documentarian that explores the first Trump administration’s family separation policy on the southern border. Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 5:34 Gun violence memorial filled with mementos of those lost By Jared Bowen, GBH Over 125 people are killed by guns every day in the United States. To address that epidemic through art, the Gun Violence Memorial Project shares intimate details of some of those lost. Special correspondent Jared Bowen of GBH Boston reports… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch 9:04 Notre Dame Cathedral to reopen 5 years after devastating fire By Malcolm Brabant Five years after a devastating fire gutted a world icon, Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral is just days away from reopening. French president Emmanuel Macron toured the monument and his visit provided some first glimpses of this extraordinary restoration. Special correspondent… Continue watching