Sep 14 Watch 6:15 Comedian Jenny Yang takes act to stages inside immigrant grocery stores By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Lane, Sam Weber As the challenges facing immigrant communities continue to make headlines, comedian and writer Jenny Yang is taking a different approach in her nationwide stand-up tour to raise awareness of those difficulties. Senior Arts Correspondent Jeffrey Brown caught up with her… Continue watching
Sep 14 Bob Mackie, fashion designer who dressed the stars and defined '70s glamour, dies at 87 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Bob Mackie, the fashion designer whose visually provocative Hollywood style defined glamour for the 1970s died Monday at 87. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 6:39 Roy Cohn's continued influence on politics and Trump traced in 'American Scoundrel' By Jeff Brown, Sam Weber, Laine Immell, Hunter Bonaparte For decades, Roy Cohn operated at the center of American power, from his work with Sen. Joseph McCarthy to his role as a lawyer, political fixer and mentor to a young Donald Trump. Biographer Kai Bird traces Cohn’s life and… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch 10:53 Lonnie Bunch on his legacy and protecting the Smithsonian from political pressure By Geoff Bennett, Anne Azzi Davenport, Courtney Norris, Hunter Bonaparte, Amalia Huot-Marchand Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch announced that he is stepping down as the institution he leads faces an escalating battle with the Trump administration over how it tells the American story. Geoff Bennett spoke with Bunch about the political pressure, what’s… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 2:16 91-year-old 'Grey Beard' is oldest person to hike entire Appalachian Trail By Lorna Baldwin Dale Sanders is a 91-year-old hiker who just became the oldest person ever to complete the Appalachian Trail. Amna Nawaz reports on the achievement of the man known as “Grey Beard.”… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 6:48 Painter Alex Katz reflects on his career and artistry ahead of 100th birthday By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Artist Alex Katz is an American great who just celebrated his 99th birthday. What better way to celebrate than to have an exhibition in Nice, France, this fall titled "Henri Matisse - Alex Katz." Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown visited… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 6:03 Decades after Tupac Shakur's murder, Duane 'Keffe D' Davis convicted By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins After three decades, there is a conviction in one of the country’s most infamous unsolved killings. A Nevada jury found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 murder of hip-hop superstar Tupac Shakur. Prosecutors argued he ordered the… Continue watching
Sep 01 Wendell Berry, Kentucky-born author who advocated a simpler life, has died at 92 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Berry was a prolific writer who published more than 40 books, among them the novels “Nathan Coulter” and “A Place On Earth,” the anthology “A Timbered Choir: The Sabbath Poems 1979-1997,” and his farming manifesto “The Unsettling of America.”… Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 6:18 Descendants of enslaved potter David Drake work to reclaim ancestor's art By Geoff Bennett, Eliot Barnhart, Jiaya Echevarria Descendants of David Drake have traced their lineage back to the once-enslaved potter and launched an effort to reclaim their ancestor’s work. They say the effort has not only reconnected them with their family’s legacy but also raised broader questions… Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch 6:59 National parks under strain from Trump's construction projects and political pressure By Amna Nawaz, Doug Adams Americans continue to flock to the national parks, with more than 320 million visitors in the last year alone. But that broad appeal is facing new political pressures, from orders to revise exhibits to President Trump's construction projects. Amna Nawaz… Continue watching