Jul 07 Watch 7:15 Trump's EEOC abandons key tool for combating workplace discrimination By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins, Andrew Merlis For more than 60 years, the federal government has relied on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to enforce laws against workplace discrimination. The Department of Justice is now challenging a legal framework that has underpinned that work for decades. Geoff… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 5:57 Black Opera Project celebrates resilience and richness of the Black American experience By Anne Azzi Davenport, Nadya Ellerhorst Imagine a world 400 years in the future, where a young woman is forced into exile after discovering she carries a rare gene linked to extraordinary power and immortality. That's the premise of a new opera opening in Cincinnati. PBS… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch 6:11 How the Obama Presidential Center offers a new vision for presidential legacies By Ali Rogin, Leila Jackson The Obama Presidential Center is now open to the public in Chicago. Former President Obama says he does not want the center to feel like a shrine or a museum, but rather a representation of an American story still being… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch 4:56 Derrick Adams celebrates the joy of the Black American experience through art By Jared Bowen, GBH As the rainbow array outside Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art suggests, artist Derrick Adams is accentuating the positive. He celebrates contemporary Black life and culture, depicting leisure, freedom and the pursuit of happiness. Jared Bowen of GBH Boston recently sat… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 6:55 Critics fear new Tennessee law could cut off life-saving care for immigrant children By Stephanie Sy, Karina Cuevas Major surges of ICE agents have largely faded from public view, but immigration crackdowns are still ongoing in many communities, especially where there is cooperation with state and local authorities. A new law in Tennessee goes further than any other… Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch 8:25 'The Price of Exclusion' explores lasting impact of racial inequality in medicine By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold A century ago, Black physicians built hospitals, clinics and medical schools across the South – only to see them dismantled by policy, segregation and an influential report. Investigative journalist Nicole Carr traces that history through her own family and found… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 7:38 Shockoe Institute explores enduring impact of slavery and how to expand freedom today By Amna Nawaz, Anne Azzi Davenport, Hunter Bonaparte, Jiaya Echevarria The Shockoe Institute in Richmond, Virginia, opened its doors this spring to try to open minds about the enduring impact of enslavement and how to seek solutions to improve civic life now. Amna Nawaz has a look at the effort… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch 6:56 New book explores America's history of celebrating freedom while excluding millions By Geoff Bennett, Jonah Anderson The United States is preparing to mark 250 years since its founding, a milestone often framed as a celebration of democracy, freedom and national promise. But Eddie Glaude Jr. argues that America’s anniversaries have always been shadowed by a deeper… Continue watching
Jun 15 Poll reveals how AAPI adults are being affected by Trump's immigration crackdown By Terry Tang, Linley Sanders, Associated Press A new AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll finds that most Asian American and Pacific Islander adults have experienced or witnessed some degree of upheaval because of the Trump administration’s heightened immigration policies. Continue reading
May 19 Trump administration plans to admit more white South Africans as refugees this year By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The Trump administration plans to admit up to 10,000 more white South African refugees into the United States, citing discrimination against Afrikaners. Continue reading