Hip hop violinist, Damien Escobar, fought through depression and homelessness, and is now performing to huge crowds across the country. It’s a story about one man “chasing the dream” you won’t want to miss.
On-demand drivers face many challenges in their “everyday hustle”, from road rage, to personal safety issues, to low pay. Cecilia Brentlinger came to New York from Peru in search of a better life for her son. She started working as…
Walid Abdelwahab's “everyday hustle” is working long hours cooking and selling food from a cart in Manhattan to support his family. He also confronts constant challenges that come along with vending on New York City’s streets, from long hours to…
FIRST DEGREE takes viewers inside the infamous Sing Sing maximum security prison and offers a unique window into a college behind bars that prevents released inmates from returning to prison.
The Robin Hood Foundation has fought against poverty in New York City for almost 30 years. Now, as the new CEO at the helm of the organization- Wes Moore shares his vision for the Foundation’s future.
From black power to black privilege. We’re up close and in-depth with Charlamagne Tha God. Tonight, find out why this hip-hop radio shock jock and co-host of Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, says that to be black is to be…
Does the Governor’s free tuition plan really benefit NYC’s neediest students? You’ll hear from one critic who says it barely makes the grade.
To many kids living in the city, simply affording a Broadway show is out of reach, let alone working with the cast and crew. Tonight that’s all about to change for some very lucky students. It’s a story you don’t…
Nearly 70% of young, poor black men will be imprisoned at some point in their lives. Find out what happens when these “Invisible Men” re-enter society after incarceration.
Food: nutritious, fresh, necessary, and hard to come by right here in the metro area. A look at so called “food deserts” and City Harvest’s fight against them.
The National Dance Institute of New York offers inner city kids a chance of being creative and free while developing the full mind. You don’t want to miss it!
Instead of taking from the poor and giving to the rich, The Robin Hood Foundation has started a new initiative to help New Yorker’s access government funds they didn’t know they qualified for. Find out how.