Jul 19 Watch 6:47 Why overdose deaths spiked among people of color during the pandemic A CDC report finds overdose deaths rose significantly for people of color from 2019 to 2020. The synthetic opioid fentanyl is largely to blame, combined with a disruption in treatment and prevention programs during the pandemic. Dr. Edwin Chapman, who… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch 5:40 Napoleon Jones-Henderson’s new exhibit shows his unflagging spirit and artistic prowess By Maureen Barillaro and Jared Bowen, GBH Artist Napoleon Jones-Henderson has been working with textiles and other media for more than 50 years, and his spirit and artistic prowess are now on display at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. Special correspondent Jared Bowen of GBH… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch 2:50 Maria Hinojosa’s Brief But Spectacular take on being a powerful Latina in the media By Melissa Williams Maria Hinojosa is a Pulitzer Prize-winning Mexican American journalist and founder of Futuro Media Group. As a Mexican immigrant herself, Hinojosa found her background often lent a different lens to the pressing topics of the day. She shared her Brief… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 5:55 News Wrap: White suspect in Buffalo supermarket massacre charged with federal hate crimes In our news wrap Thursday, a federal grand jury indicted a white suspect on hate crimes in the Buffalo supermarket massacre of 10 Black victims, producer prices in June were 11.3 percent higher than a year ago, a rocket attack… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch 6:11 Mary McLeod Bethune becomes first Black American honored in U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall A new statue unveiled Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol marks a historic first. Civil rights pioneer Mary McLeod Bethune is the first Black American to represent a state in Statuary Hall. Florida lawmakers voted to remove a statue representing a… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 5:16 Florida moves to restrict what schools can teach about systemic racism A new law in Florida has instituted restrictions on how schools and businesses can teach race-related concepts. The law, called the Stop Woke Act, limits instruction on critical race theory. It's the latest part of Republican Gov. Ron Desantis’ extensive… Continue watching
Jul 06 New Orleans was once the center of U.S. slave trade. This artist wants to make sure we don’t forget By Roby Chavez “America needs the ghosts of slavery to remind us of how our nation was really built,” artist Marcus Brown says. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 5:28 Protests erupt in Akron, Ohio after police shooting of an unarmed Black man Protesters demanded justice last night in Akron, Ohio, despite a citywide curfew, and dozens were arrested. It came one week after the fatal police shooting of 25-year-old Jayland Walker, an unarmed Black man who sustained more than 60 wounds. Bobby… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch 3:17 A Brief But spectacular take on centering Black leadership in climate change solutions By Elizabeth Burton, Melissa Williams, Ana Davila Heather McTeer Toney spent three years leading the Environmental Protection Agency for the southeastern United States. She now continues her advocacy for the environment both nationally and worldwide. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on centering Black leadership in… Continue watching
Jul 01 As COVID swept the state, Native communities in Oklahoma raced to preserve culture By Adam Kemp The COVID-19 pandemic took a disproportionate toll on Indigenous Americans. In Oklahoma, tribes rallied to save life and culture. Continue reading