Nov 04 Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with artists from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Jones rose from music school dropout to the very heights of show business, becoming one of the first Black executives to thrive in Hollywood. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 7:26 Universities transform art museums into spaces for voting and political discourse By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson During the final days of this tense election, we take a look at a project fostering a different type of civic space to encourage young people to discuss issues, engage each other and vote. Jeffrey Brown visited the University of… Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch 4:51 ‘Purpletown’ documents what people in politically divided areas still have in common By Sam Lane With the election days away, there is no shortage of reflections on American politics and democracy. Photographer Paul Shambroom has a unique view. His “Purpletown” project uses photos to examine the cities and towns most evenly divided politically. We spoke… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 8:39 Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha processes the war in Gaza through his art By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins Palestinian poet, teacher and writer Mosab Abu Toha was born in a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. That’s where many of the pieces in his new collection, "Forest of Noise," were written, tapped out on his phone amidst the… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch 5:47 New book ‘The Price of Power’ explores the complex legacy of Mitch McConnell By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz Mitch McConnell is the longest-serving Senate leader in history and set to step down from that position next month. Over nearly two decades, he has become one of the most consequential and powerful senators in history. Geoff Bennett sat down… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch 6:28 Reporter Jimmy Breslin remembered in new biography as ‘The Man Who Told the Truth’ By Geoff Bennett From JFK's assassination to the Son of Sam, Jimmy Breslin covered major events of the 20th century as a columnist for the New York Daily News. His plainspoken approach captured the country's attention, offering readers a poetic, and blunt, perspective… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch 7:05 Detroit’s ‘Little Village’ project transforms a neighborhood and gives local artists a home By Megan Thompson Detroit has been in the headlines during this campaign with Donald Trump comparing the city to "a developing nation." But Detroit is also known for its creativity. One couple is using the arts to transform an entire neighborhood, emphasizing possibility. Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch 8:43 Purdue program works to revive liberal arts as key part of the college experience By Jeffrey Brown, Ryan Connelly Holmes Call it “the death of the humanities.” Over the last decade or so, majors in English and history are down by a third and humanities enrollment overall is down by almost a fifth. Now an initiative is working to revive… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch 10:51 Navalny’s widow reflects on her husband’s legacy and releasing his memoir, ‘Patriot’ By Amna Nawaz, Morgan Till, Anne Azzi Davenport In February, Alexei Navalny died in a Russian prison camp. Navalny was Vladimir Putin's most prominent critic, an anti-corruption crusader who became a political threat to Putin's nearly quarter-century rule. Shepherded by his wife, Yulia, Navalny's memoir is being published… Continue watching
Oct 21 WATCH: Biden awards National Medals of Arts to Steven Spielberg, Missy Elliott, among others By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Filmmakers Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee and Ken Burns and singers Missy Elliott and Queen Latifah were among 20 recipients of National Medals of Arts, while the 19 recipients of National Humanities Medals included playwright-screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and historian Jon Meacham. Continue reading