Aug 04 Watch Remembering James Brady, 73, spokesman for Reagan and gun control By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 04 Former Reagan press secretary Jim Brady dies By Darlene Superville, Douglass K. Daniel, Associated Press The family of James Brady, the White House press secretary who was wounded during the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, says he has died. Brady was 73. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch Nadine Gordimer, 90, Nobel-winning novelist who spoke out against apartheid By PBS News Hour Nadine Gordimer has died at the age of 90 at her home in Johannesburg. The Nobel Prize-winning writer and anti-apartheid activist used her pen to write damning indictments of South Africa's racial segregation. We look back at Charlayne Hunter-Gault’s 1987… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch Nadine Gordimer, 90, Nobel-winning novelist who spoke out against apartheid By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 26 Remembering Howard Baker, whose famous question embodied the Watergate hearings By Connie Cass, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Howard Baker's question sliced to the core of Watergate: "What did the president know and when did he know it?"… Continue reading
May 28 Watch Remembering Maya Angelou’s iconic voice By PBS News Hour Drawing on a childhood of abuse and segregation, writer and author Maya Angelou moved the nation. Works such as her 1978 poem, “And Still I Rise,” explored the effects of racism and sexism on personal identity, with a voice that… Continue watching
May 28 Watch From rough beginnings, respected writer and activist Maya Angelou made a remarkable journey By PBS News Hour Maya Angelou, one of the most respected cultural figures of her generation, has died at the age of 86. Her debut memoir, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” made her one of the first bestselling African-American female authors. Jeffrey… Continue watching
May 28 Maya Angelou, renaissance woman, dies at 86 By Ellen Rolfes Renaissance woman and civil rights activist Maya Angelou has died at the age of 86. Continue reading
May 13 Surrealist, sculptor and ‘Alien’ designer H.R. Giger dies at 74 By Justin Scuiletti Artist, surrealist and sculptor H.R. Giger, known for designing the titular creature that first came to life in the 1979 horror film “Alien,” has died at the age of 74, his museum announced Tuesday. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch Remembering Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter, prizefighter who fought for his and others’ freedom By PBS News Hour In the early 1960s Rubin Carter earned the nickname "Hurricane" as a middleweight boxer who knocked out 19 opponents. But in 1967 an all-white jury convicted him of a triple murder. A symbol of racial injustice who inspired a Bob… Continue watching