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What would it be like to see your family life portrayed in a movie? For siblings Jamie, Alexander and Nina Bernstein, that question has been answered. As the children of composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein and actress Felicia Montealegre, their parents' lives are the subject of Academy ...

Read an exclusive excerpt from "Not Your China Doll," Katie Gee Salisbury's debut book about the life of movie star, personality and fashion icon, Anna May Wong. On North Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles, six miles from Hollywood but seemingly a world away, a ...

Against the advice of his family and friends, Daniel Patrick Moynihan took a job with the Nixon administration as Richard Nixon's domestic advisor. Although Moynihan didn't necessarily agree with all of Nixon's politics, he felt a duty to serve the American public. His impact as ...

In 1963, Daniel Patrick Moynihan and sociologist Nathan Glazer published their book, "Beyond the Melting Pot," which transformed how ethnicity was viewed in America, from a homogenized country to one of jostling ethnic groups.

In 1965, Daniel Patrick Moynihan released his report on the Black family, titled "The Negro Family: The Case for National Action." Through structural and cultural analysis, the "Moynihan Report," as it was known colloquially, detailed "the deterioration of the fabric of Negro society is the ...

American Masters launches new short film series American Masters Shorts with the acquisition of five new films. The series expands its commitment to showcasing cultural trailblazers through short-form storytelling. American Masters Shorts is a new digital-first documentary short series about artists who defy the odds ...

Sandy Rattley's director statement Augusta Savage (1892-1962) is an amazing woman who overcame great odds to accomplish many firsts in her 70 years of life. On the global stage and while at the height of her career, she became the only Black artist, and one ...

Discover the life and legacy of former U.S. Senator and diplomat Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Going beyond the “Moynihan Report,” President Joe Biden, Ta-Nehisi Coates and others reflect on his decades-long fight to end national poverty.

Julia Sachi Mates shares how David Geffen's vision as a music producer changed her appreciation for the talent of nurturing talent. Written as part of the American Masters Digital Archive project, this essay draws on original interviews conducted for Inventing David Geffen directed by Susan ...

Does the First Amendment bar government officials from browbeating social media platforms? In this companion essay to Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely, attorney Jameel Jaffer explores a pressing contemporary issue around First Amendment rights. Over the course of many months, officials from the Biden White House ...