Episode Jul 07 Watch 25:11 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 7, 2018 On this edition for Saturday, July 7, chronicling extreme poverty in the U.S., and how Memphis youth carry on the legacy of Stax Records soul music. Also, a trade war between the U.S. and China has officially begun. Hari Sreenivasan… By PBS NewsHour
Arts Jul 07 Watch 6:01 Memphis youth carry on the legacy of Stax Records soul music Stax Music Academy is located on the site of the original Stax Records studio in historic Soulsville, which many legendary musicians -- including Aretha Franklin, Memphis Slim, and Booker T. Jones -- called home. It aims to nurture the next… By Saskia de Melker, Lauren Knapp
Health May 20 Watch 10:52 Memphis midwives work to address racial disparities in care More women in America die from pregnancy-related complications than in any other developed country in the world, and black women are most affected. NewsHour Weekend's Ivette Feliciano reports on one clinic in Memphis, Tennessee, where midwives are working to facilitate… By Lauren Knapp, Saskia de Melker
Nation Oct 07 Urban noise pollution is worst in poor and minority neighborhoods and segregated cities Nationwide, neighborhoods with higher poverty rates and proportions of black, Hispanic and Asian residents have higher noise levels than other neighborhoods. By Joan A Casey, Peter James, Rachel Morello-Forsch, The Conversation
Dec 26 Watch 2:45 Jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd on his lifelong intoxication with music By Frank Carlson For the latest installment in our music series, the NewsHour’s Frank Carlson caught up with jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd. Lloyd reflects on his lifelong love of music, his childhood in the musical haven of Memphis and why he believes jazz… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch 8:23 In the black community, a division over charter schools By PBS NewsHour With the election of Donald Trump, a big proponent of school choice, and his like-minded pick for secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, the topic of charter schools is likely to attract more attention. But among African-American parents and the NAACP,… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 8:51 To improve lifelong health, Memphis tries rooting out childhood trauma By PBS NewsHour Childhood trauma such as abuse, neighborhood violence or the death of a parent has been found to lead to dire health and social problems later in life. How can communities intervene to spare future generations the same pain and illness?… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch 9:42 How Memphis has changed the way police respond to mental health crises By PBS NewsHour For decades, the Memphis Police Department has pioneered a model to better serve people experiencing a mental health crisis. The "Memphis Model," which aims to keep both officers and citizens safe and send fewer people to jail, has spread to… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch Colleges emphasize student ‘stickiness’ to boost graduations By PBS NewsHour In Tennessee, a disturbingly high dropout rate at public universities prompted the state to change how they fund schools: the more students graduate, the more a school gets paid. Hari Sreenivasan reports on the rise of performance-based funding and innovations… Continue watching