Jul 01 Thousands on Twitter ask #WhoIsBurningBlackChurches By Colleen Shalby Over the weekend, the hasthag #WhoIsBurningBlackChurches popped up on Twitter following a string of church fires throughout the South. Since its inception, it’s been used more than 170,000 times. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 10:10 How should the South see its Confederate past? By PBS News Hour As more politicians and governments call for the removal of the Confederate flag from public life, and retailers like Amazon and Walmart bar the sale of flag memorabilia, Judy Woodruff talks to Jack Hunter of Rare.us, author Isabel Wilkerson and… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch 9:24 Will new manufacturing ease Mississippi’s ‘psychosis of poverty?’ By PBS News Hour In Mississippi, where the unemployment rate peaks at 15 percent in some areas, pockets of new manufacturing have ignited hopes for an economic rebirth. And while signs of growth give some people hope for a new era, how much will… Continue watching
Jan 13 Obama and his policies prove toxic for Arkansas Democrats By Charles Babington, Associated Press Democratic Sen. Mark Pyror's seat is up for re-election in Arkansas and Republicans are hungrily looking to win his seat in order to take control of the U.S. Senate in Fall 2014. Part of Pryor's strategy to remain an incumbent,… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch Facing an ‘Epidemic’ of Death, Jesmyn Ward Writes Memoir of Loss, Larger Forces Facing an 'Epidemic' of Death, Jesmyn Ward Writes Memoir of Loss, Larger Forces… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch Helping a Small Town Recover After a Texas Plant Explosion Helping a Small Town Recover After a Texas Plant Explosion… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch New Study Shows U.S. Lags Behind Other High-Income Countries in Female Lifespan New Study Shows U.S. Lags Behind Other High-Income Countries in Female Lifespan… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch What’s Behind Deadly Attacks in Southern Israel? Squads of gunman killed at least eight people and wounded 20 others Thursday in southern Israel in a series of strikes that drew swift retaliation from the Israeli military. Ray Suarez discusses what's behind the new violence with Calev Ben-David… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch Sudan Envoy: Southern Kordofan Not Another Darfur U.S. envoy Lyman said the Nuba Mountain area is not in danger of becoming another Darfur. Continue watching
May 16 Watch ‘Freedom Riders’ Film Revisits Those Who Risked Lives for Civil Rights 'Freedom Riders' Reenacts Historic Bus Trip Across South… Continue watching