Sep 17 Watch 6:43 What Trump is saying about 1619 Project, teaching U.S. history Speaking at the White House Conference on American History on Thursday, President Trump announced he would be signing an executive order to create the “1776 Commission” to promote a “patriotic education.” Trump also blasted efforts to reexamine American history with… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 6:31 Michael Brown's death echoes on six years later By Ivette Feliciano The killing of Michael Brown, a young unarmed Black man, by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, six years ago, sparked protests which changed the civil rights movement in the nation. Brittany Ferrell, an activist and organizer for the political… Continue watching
Jul 04 Amid furor over monuments, Trump seeks `garden' of U.S. heroes By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press His idea, conveyed in a speech Friday night at Mount Rushmore and expanded on in an executive order, comes as elected officials and institutions are reckoning with whether it is appropriate to continue to honor people, including past presidents, who… Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 5:23 America Inc overhauls brands in support of BLM By Christopher Booker, Connie Kargbo Products like Aunt Jemima are going through a branding and advertising overhaul as companies respond to the Black Lives Matter movement. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker reports on America Inc’s efforts to address and eliminate brand names and imagery that reflect… Continue watching
Jun 24 Slavery advocate's statue removed in South Carolina By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press The historic South Carolina city of Charleston is removing a symbol of its legacy. City crews are working to take away a statue honoring John C. Calhoun, an early U.S. vice president whose zealous defense of slavery led the nation… Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 5:58 What the future could hold for these symbols of the American past By Jeffrey Brown As the country faces a moment of reckoning about its treatment of Black Americans and other people of color, the display of memorials, monuments and statues is being reexamined. Some of these symbols are being torn down by protesters, and… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 12:46 Monuments, statues and a national reckoning on racial injustice By PBS NewsHour, Courtney Norris The debate over physical symbols of the Confederacy has evolved into a broader one about U.S. history. Judy Woodruff talks to Peniel Joseph, professor at the University of Texas at Austin, W. Fitzhugh Brundage, professor at the University of North… Continue watching
Jun 20 DC protesters pull down, burn statue of Confederate general By Ashraf Khalil, Ashley Thomas, Associated Press Eyewitness accounts and videos posted on social media indicated that police were on the scene but didn’t intervene. President Donald Trump quickly tweeted about the toppling, calling out D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and writing: “The DC police are not doing… Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 2:19 Americans observe Juneteenth with calls for racial justice By Amna Nawaz Americans marked this Juneteenth holiday with marches and rallies nationwide. The date commemorates when the last slaves were freed in the United States, which was more than two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, and over a century… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch 6:27 Racial protests mean Africa takes another look at the U.S. -- and itself Protests over the killing of George Floyd have struck a global chord. Across the African continent, they have sparked not only demonstrations, but also a new examination of the roles of race, colonialism and exploitation through the centuries. The reputation… Continue watching