Jun 26 Watch 5:57 Black Opera Project celebrates resilience and richness of the Black American experience By Anne Azzi Davenport, Nadya Ellerhorst Imagine a world 400 years in the future, where a young woman is forced into exile after discovering she carries a rare gene linked to extraordinary power and immortality. That's the premise of a new opera opening in Cincinnati. PBS… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch 5:42 America's oldest hospital preserves the nation's history of medicine and health care By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport There's a new museum in Philadelphia, but its building and mission date back to before this country was founded. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown went to see how the past and present meet at the Pennsylvania Hospital Museum. It's part… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 7:15 Walter Isaacson on what he calls 'The Greatest Sentence Ever Written' By Judy Woodruff, Lorna Baldwin Ahead of America's 250th anniversary, author Walter Isaacson has turned his attention to a single sentence in the Declaration of Independence. Judy Woodruff spoke with Isaacson about the enduring power of those words and his new book, "The Greatest Sentence… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 4:42 'The Queer Face of War' chronicles hardships for Ukraine's LGBTQ+ community during war By Mike Fritz It’s been more than four years since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. While war has impacted the lives of nearly all Ukrainians, life has been especially challenging for members of the LGBTQ+ community. Author and photojournalist J. Lester… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch 4:56 Derrick Adams celebrates the joy of the Black American experience through art By Jared Bowen, GBH As the rainbow array outside Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art suggests, artist Derrick Adams is accentuating the positive. He celebrates contemporary Black life and culture, depicting leisure, freedom and the pursuit of happiness. Jared Bowen of GBH Boston recently sat… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 7:42 Andrew Lloyd Webber on the creative process behind his acclaimed musicals By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Weber One of the biggest hits on Broadway right now is a reimagined version of “Cats,” the legendary musical about a tribe of felines. “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” has received acclaim and won three Tony Awards. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch 8:25 'The Price of Exclusion' explores lasting impact of racial inequality in medicine By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold A century ago, Black physicians built hospitals, clinics and medical schools across the South – only to see them dismantled by policy, segregation and an influential report. Investigative journalist Nicole Carr traces that history through her own family and found… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 7:38 Shockoe Institute explores enduring impact of slavery and how to expand freedom today By Amna Nawaz, Anne Azzi Davenport, Hunter Bonaparte, Jiaya Echevarria The Shockoe Institute in Richmond, Virginia, opened its doors this spring to try to open minds about the enduring impact of enslavement and how to seek solutions to improve civic life now. Amna Nawaz has a look at the effort… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch 6:56 New book explores America's history of celebrating freedom while excluding millions By Geoff Bennett, Jonah Anderson The United States is preparing to mark 250 years since its founding, a milestone often framed as a celebration of democracy, freedom and national promise. But Eddie Glaude Jr. argues that America’s anniversaries have always been shadowed by a deeper… Continue watching
Jun 15 South African jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim dies in Germany at age 91 after a brief illness By Michelle Gumede, Associated Press Globally celebrated South African jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim, who performed at Nelson Mandela ’s 1994 presidential inauguration, has died at age 91, his family announced in a statement Monday. Continue reading