Jan 19 Watch 3:16 A Brief But Spectacular take on improving community health outcomes near urban highways Amy Stelly is an urban planner, designer and artist in New Orleans where her family has lived for four generations. She has been fighting to remove the Claiborne Expressway, a highway that the Biden administration has called “an example of… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 9:10 ‘The Embrace’ sculpture celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy in Boston By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport In 1964, Martin Luther King, Jr. celebrated his Nobel Peace Prize with an embrace of his wife, Coretta. In Boston, there was another celebration based on that moment. A 20-foot tall, 19-ton bronze sculpture called “The Embrace” that depicts four… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 5:59 Martin Luther King III reflects on Dr. King’s legacy in divided times By John Yang, Andrew Corkery Sunday marks the 94th birthday of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Monday is the federal holiday honoring him. Since the 1990s, Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been a day of civic, community and service projects. Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 6:19 1st Native American composer to win Pulitzer Prize on his experimental process By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson Last year, Raven Chacon became the first Native American composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for music. It brought new attention to the composer known for his experimental sounds and explorations of place and history. Jeffrey Brown has this story,… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 3:26 A Brief But Spectacular take on embracing immigration By Melissa Williams, Moe Sattar Devashish Basnet is a Rhodes Scholar studying refugee and migration patterns. A refugee himself, he left Nepal as a child when his family sought asylum in the United States. Basnet shares his Brief But Spectacular take on embracing immigration. Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 6:42 New project spotlights work of modern Indigenous American artists By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson Once overlooked, but no more. Art by modern Indigenous American artists is getting more attention these days. And one new project has found a way to push the movement further forward. Jeffrey Brown has the first report in a series… Continue watching
Jan 06 U.S. Marine Corps compelled to allow Sikh Americans to begin basic training with turbans, beards By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang A federal court of appeals has granted a preliminary injunction to immediately allow two Sikh Americans to begin basic training in the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) with their turbans, beards, and unshorn hair required by their faith. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 7:59 Activists fight to memorialize site of largest slave auction in American history By Benedict Moran, Anne Azzi Davenport Activists in Georgia are fighting to shine a spotlight on The Weeping Time, a little-known but very painful moment in American history. More than 150 years ago in Savannah, the largest single auction of enslaved people in the history of… Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch 6:36 How Megan Thee Stallion’s court battle highlights misogyny targeting Black women By Laura Barrón-López, Dorothy Hastings Last week, rapper Tory Lanez was convicted of three felonies for shooting rap star Megan Thee Stallion in the foot in 2020. Much of the trial played out online where commentary on the case sparked a larger conversation about the… Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch 8:05 Millions of ‘unbanked’ Americans lack adequate access to financial services By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes It's not well known, but about 4.5% of U.S. households are unbanked, meaning no one in the house has a checking or savings account. The rate declined during the pandemic because people opened accounts to receive government stimulus funds. But… Continue watching