Jan 31 Watch 6:36 Jake Blount's new twist on Black American folk music By Tom Casciato When folklorists went to the American South last century to record and preserve traditional string band music, they probably didn’t imagine that someday a 27-year-old like Jake Blount would come along to not only update the tradition but to help… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 6:46 How videos of police brutality traumatize many Americans By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris Authorities said releasing video of the Tyre Nichols beating was important to convey the brutality of the attack. But for many Americans, the video is traumatizing and one of far too many they have witnessed after a police killing. Clinical… Continue watching
Jan 26 A statue honoring a Native ballerina was stolen in Oklahoma. This artist is piecing it together again By Adam Kemp A bronze statue of a Native ballerina was stolen, dismantled and sold for scrap in Tulsa, Oklahoma. One artist is piecing the sculpture back together in hopes that it will continue inspiring Native dancers today. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 6:25 Filmmaker Sky Hopinka's unconventional ways of telling Native stories By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson The artist and filmmaker Sky Hopinka was awarded the prestigious MacArthur Genius Award last fall, celebrating a decade of his experimental work focused on Indigenous people. Jeffrey Brown met Hopinka in New York’s Hudson Valley for the final story in… Continue watching
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