Arts Mar 03 Delroy Lindo on the cultural impact of 'Sinners' and his Oscar-nominated performance By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport
Nation Mar 02 Jesse Jackson returns home to South Carolina to lie in state The final full honors from the state where he was born is a far cry from his childhood in segregated Greenville. By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press
Politics Feb 17 Watch 5:46 A look at Jesse Jackson's decades of civil rights advocacy Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, died peacefully on Tuesday morning at the age of 84. Geoff Bennett reports on Jackson's legacy and his decades of activism. By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz
Politics Feb 17 Watch 5:17 Andrew Young reflects on friendship and partnership with Jesse Jackson Someone who stood alongside Jesse Jackson during some of the most consequential chapters of the modern Civil Rights Movement is Andrew Young. He's a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, former mayor of Atlanta and longtime lieutenant to the… By Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams
Arts Feb 17 Watch 7:44 Namwali Serpell celebrates Toni Morrison's literary genius in 'On Morrison' In her new book, award-winning novelist Namwali Serpell takes on Toni Morrison, one of the towering figures in American literature. Serpell guides readers through Morrison’s extraordinary body of work, offering close readings that illuminate the depth of Morrison’s imagination, innovation… By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold, Satvi Sunkara
Feb 13 Watch 6:34 'Forgotten Souls' explores the legacy of the missing Tuskegee Airmen By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold Often overlooked in America’s history of World War II are the 27 Tuskegee Airmen who disappeared in combat. Geoff Bennett recently sat down with Cheryl W. Thompson, whose father was also an airman. She chronicles the lives of the missing… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch 8:10 'Kings and Pawns' explores Jackie Robinson's reluctant testimony against Paul Robeson By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins At the beginning of the Cold War in 1949, Jackie Robinson appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee to disavow the comments of another prominent Black American, actor, singer and activist Paul Robeson. That testimony is the subject of "Kings… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch 7:08 'Miracle Children' explores admissions scandal that exposed inequalities in education By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold A few years ago, a small, private school in an underprivileged Black community in Louisiana made national headlines for propelling student after student into elite universities like Harvard and Yale. But according to the new book “Miracle Children,” the school's… Continue watching
Jan 19 Tense political climate spurs efforts for activists to reclaim the MLK holiday By Terry Tang, Associated Press In the year since Donald Trump’s second inauguration fell on the MLK holiday, the Republican president has gone after diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and targeted mostly Black-led cities for federal law enforcement takeovers. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 7:03 Black midwife's death highlights racial gap in maternal mortality By Stephanie Sy, Azhar Merchant The death of a Black midwife following complications from giving birth has renewed difficult questions surrounding inequities in Black maternal health care. Black women are still three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women. Stephanie… Continue watching