Sep 12 Watch 7:59 How Jackson, Mississippi’s water crisis is a sign of larger racial inequities By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings Residents in Jackson, Mississippi have gone without safe drinking water for weeks after flooding and a failure at the city’s largest water treatment plant. While water pressure has been restored, videos show dirty water is still coming through faucets. Amna… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch 5:46 Genre-defying Santigold shares what inspired her new album ‘Spirituals’ By Christopher Booker The pandemic forced a lot of musicians to hit pause on their careers, but some artists took that time away from touring to create at home. Special correspondent Christopher Booker sat down with singer-songwriter Santigold about defying genres and addressing… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 2:27 A Brief But Spectacular take on Indigenous cultures and struggles By Melissa Williams, Moe Sattar Albert Bender is a writer, activist and attorney of Cherokee descent. Currently based in Tennessee, he has long been an advocate for Native American cultural preservation and justice. He shares his Brief But Spectacular take on Indigenous cultures and struggles. Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 3:11 A Brief But Spectacular take on piecing the past to the future By Melissa Williams, Elizabeth Burton Vera Hall is a quilter and seamstress based in Baltimore and for decades has crafted a wide array of items. Recently, she decided to combine her artistry with her desire to learn more about her ancestry by creating powerful quilts… Continue watching
Aug 30 In St. Louis, doulas push for better reproductive health care — especially for Black patients By Gabrielle Hays A doula’s work covers not only when a person is pregnant but also the postpartum period. It is a time health professionals say is crucial but the healthcare system does not often care for people long after they give birth. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 8:55 How homebuyers of color are disproportionately impacted by rising mortgage rates By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes Rising mortgage rates and lingering inflation are forcing many Americans to put plans to buy a home on hold. That is pushing up rent prices for others. As economics correspondent Paul Solman explains, no one has experienced that more acutely… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 12:23 A look at Serena Williams’ legacy as she takes the court for what could be her final major By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris Monday, Serena Williams takes the court at the U.S. Open to compete in what is expected to be the last Grand Slam of her legendary career. No one denies that she's changed the game and many consider her the greatest… Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch 5:28 New documentary shares the stories of children who lived through Hurricane Katrina By Winston Wilde, Claire Mufson Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans 17 years ago, with more than 1800 lives lost and more than $100 billion in property damage. Many of those who lived through the storm were children at the time and traumatized… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 8:27 Wampanoag descendants revive history of Native culture on Martha’s Vineyard By Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Anne Azzi Davenport Martha's Vineyard, with its beautiful shoreline and farm land, has long been a summer destination, but most visitors know little about the history of the Wampanoag people. A group on the island is reviving that history by educating children and… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch 3:02 Rapper Noname’s Brief But Spectacular take on community learning and solidarity By Melissa Williams, Elizabeth Burton Noname is a rapper and founder of the Noname Book Club, which encourages readers to support local bookstores and books by authors of color. The club now has 14 chapters across the United States. Here's her Brief But Spectacular take… Continue watching