Nation Jun 25 The writings and activism of Black, bisexual feminist Alice Dunbar-Nelson By John Yang, Winston Wilde, Kaisha Young
Nation Jun 04 Watch 2:49 How Lorraine Hansberry inspired countless Black and LGBTQ+ writers This Pride Month, as part of our “Hidden Histories” series, we look at the story of Lorraine Hansberry, the playwright and civil rights activist who gave new voice to countless marginalized artists who were women, Black and queer. By Ali Rogin, Winston Wilde, Andrew Corkery
Nation Dec 11 Dorothy Pitman Hughes, pioneering Black feminist and community activist, dies at 84 Dorothy Pitman Hughes, a pioneering Black feminist, child welfare advocate and lifelong community activist who toured the country speaking with Gloria Steinem in the 1970s and appears with her in one of the most iconic photos of the second-wave feminist… By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press
Nation Jul 31 Watch 7:37 The double life of civil rights photographer Ernest Withers Photographer Ernest Withers captured some of the most iconic images of the civil rights era. But Withers was also an FBI informant, funneling information to the bureau about the civil rights movement and its leaders. Journalist Wesley Lowery joins Geoff… By Geoff Bennett, Harry Zahn, Juliet Fuisz
Arts Jul 02 Watch 3:17 A Brief But spectacular take on centering Black leadership in climate change solutions Heather McTeer Toney spent three years leading the Environmental Protection Agency for the southeastern United States. She now continues her advocacy for the environment both nationally and worldwide. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on centering Black leadership in… By Elizabeth Burton, Melissa Williams, Ana Davila
Jun 13 Watch 4:35 As protests continue, black women activists are leading again By PBS NewsHour The nationwide protests set off by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, are being led by a new generation of young activists, many of them black women. Hari Sreenivasan spoke with Keisha Blain, an associate professor of history… Continue watching