Dec 07 Watch 8:10 Museum works to repatriate artifacts looted from West Africa By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport As a debate over how and when to repatriate art continues to roil, one clear-cut case of looting in the 19th century has art leaders taking strong stands now. Jeffrey Brown went to look at a museum that is confronting… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch 7:15 VA denied benefits for Black veterans at higher rate for decades, lawsuit says A new lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs alleges decades of discrimination against Black military veterans. To learn more, Geoff Bennett speaks to Conley Monk Jr., a Vietnam War veteran whose VA benefits were denied for nearly 50 years,… Continue watching
Dec 03 Georgia’s runoff elections have segregationist roots By Nicole Ellis, Rachel Liesendahl Since the 1960s, Georgia’s majority voting law has required a candidate get 50 percent of the vote or more in order to be declared the winner. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 5:12 How Muslim American candidates made history in the midterms By Geoff Bennett The 2022 midterms saw the greatest number of Muslim Americans elected to office. According to a report from Jetpac Resource Center and the Council on American-Islamic Relations, 153 Muslim Americans ran for office across all levels of government. Ruwa Roman… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch 2:40 A Brief But Spectacular take on community resiliency Elizabeth Yeampierre is an attorney and climate justice leader born and raised in New York City. As executive director of Uprose, Brooklyn's oldest Latino community-based organization, she is leading change in sustainable development, environmental justice and community-led adaptation. She shares… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch 8:25 Why Black women candidates had mixed results in the midterm elections By Lisa Desjardins A record number of Black women ran for office this year for U.S. House, Senate and governor. And while some made history with their wins, Black women are still underrepresented in public office. Nadia Brown, the Director of the Women’s… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch 7:41 Democrat Wes Moore on election win making him first Black governor of Maryland A highlight for Democrats in this year's election was flipping three governor's mansions from red to blue. One of those winners is Maryland Governor-elect Wes Moore. He's the state's first Black governor and will be the only sitting Black governor… Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch 9:48 Media executive Byron Allen on breaking barriers in show business By Geoff Bennett, Lorna Baldwin Media mogul Byron Allen is the chairman and CEO of Entertainment Studios, one of the largest privately held media companies in the world. He joins Geoff Bennett for our Weekend Spotlight to talk about how he forged a path for… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch 3:55 Younger generations push to preserve a disappearing Indigenous language in rural Alaska Half of the people whose first language is Kodiak Alutiiq have died over the last few years. The Alaska Native Sun'aq Tribe estimates fewer than 20 remain, but that is not stopping new speakers from learning the endangered language and… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch 4:57 How translators help remove barriers to voting for Indigenous communities For Native American communities across the country, the effort to translate ballots and voting materials into Native languages is not an easy task. Cronkite News reporter Alexia Stanbridge spoke with Indigenous communities in Arizona about their commitment to voting rights. Continue watching