Mar 12 Civil rights leader Willie T. Barrow, known as ‘little warrior,’ dies at 90 By News Desk The Rev. Willie T. Barrow, known for her lifetime of work in civil rights and other causes, died early Thursday at the age of 90. She had been in declining health. Continue reading
Mar 12 British fantasy author Terry Pratchett dies at age 66 By Larisa Epatko Terry Pratchett, author of more than 70 books including the popular Discworld fantasy series, has died at his home, his publisher said Thursday. Continue reading
Mar 09 Sam Simon, co-developer of ‘The Simpsons,’ dies at 59 By Justin Scuiletti Sam Simon, a television producer and writer who also co-developed the long-running series "The Simpsons", died on Sunday at the age of 59. Continue reading
Mar 06 7 films by Albert Maysles everyone should watch By Victoria Fleischer, Molly Finnegan, Joshua Barajas Documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles died Thursday night after a 60-year long career that deeply affected the conversations around nonfiction filmmaking, conversations about truth, accuracy, bias and exploitation. Here are clips from seven films that define his unflinching style. Continue reading
Mar 06 Albert Maysles, award-winning filmmaker and documentary pioneer, dies at 88 By Victoria Fleischer Albert Maysles, the award-winning documentary filmmaker who helped pioneer a new set of documentary conventions, died Thursday night at his home in Manhattan. Maysles, who made films with his brother David, is best known for his for his cinema verite… Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 3:03 Remembering Philip Levine, writer of poetic odes to honest work By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 15 Former U.S. poet laureate Philip Levine dies at 87 By Carey Reed Philip Levine, a former auto worker turned acclaimed poet, died Saturday. He was 87. His death was caused by complications from pancreatic cancer, the New York Times reported. Levine was perhaps best known for tackling the world of the… Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 6:59 Resisting labels, Edward Brooke broke barriers and embraced bipartisanship – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch 1:46 Remembering former Sen. Edward Brooke, 95, political giant and party outlier – Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 31 The artists we lost in 2014 By Victoria Fleischer As the hours tick down to 2015, here at Art Beat we offer a final look at some of the artists we lost over the last year, whose lives and legacies are worth another goodbye. Continue reading