Jul 27 In St. Louis, a neighborhood destroyed, and the children who remember By Gabrielle Hays Urban renewal forced nearly 20,000 residents, many Black, out of Mill Creek Valley starting in the late 1950s. The people who lived there want to make sure the community doesn’t forget. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 13:08 School boards become battlegrounds for nation's divisions on race, gender and more By Judy Woodruff, Frank Carlson, Sam Weber School boards have traditionally been the domain of nonpartisan civic service, but in the last few years, they have increasingly become reflections of the nation's divisions. Judy Woodruff reports on a district in Pennsylvania where policies around books, gender, sports… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch 3:58 Marsha P. Johnson's historic role in the LGBTQ+ rights movement By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Satvi Sunkara This Pride Month, as part of our “Hidden Histories” series, we look back on the legacy of Marsha P. Johnson, a larger-than-life figure in her own community, whose contributions to the fight for gay and transgender rights were largely overlooked… Continue watching
Jun 05 Mont-Saint-Michel celebrates 1,000th birthday By Associated Press France’s beloved abbey has reached a ripe old age -- 1,000 years since the laying of its first stone. Continue reading
May 25 Tracing a rich history of Black American cuisine in Edna Lewis' footsteps By Kenichi Serino Over the course of her career, Lewis both preserved the traditions of regional Southern cooking and reshaped the way people thought about it. Continue reading
May 04 Watch 6:34 Poor test scores reveal shortcomings in students' understanding of history and civics By John Yang, Dorothy Hastings Eighth-grade U.S. history and civics test scores dropped last year to their lowest levels ever recorded by the Department of Education. These are just the latest declines among subjects tested since the pandemic. John Yang has a look at what's… Continue watching
Feb 28 Bringing historical Black newspapers into the digital age, students discover their past By Kenichi Serino The stories told by Black newspapers about their own communities are less well known. The Black Press Archives seeks to change that. Continue reading
Nov 18 Why slavery as a punishment for crime was just on the ballot in some states By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn The U.S. incarcerates 1.2 million people in its state and federal prisons, and incarcerated workers produce more than $2 billion in goods and commodities annually. Continue reading
Oct 30 Analysis: Political rhetoric, false claims obscure the history of drag performance By Jeff McMillan, Associated Press Lately, drag has been dragged through the mud. The recent headlines about disruptions of drag events and their portrayal as sexual and harmful to children can obscure the art form and its rich history. Continue reading
Sep 11 'I cannot mourn': Former colonies conflicted over Queen Elizabeth II's death By Cara Anna, Dánica Coto, Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press Upon taking the throne in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II inherited millions of subjects around the world, many of them unwilling. Today, in the British Empire's former colonies, her death brings complicated feelings, including anger. Continue reading