Gretchen Carlson Fights for Safer Workplaces Through Nonprofit “Lift Our Voices”
Gretchen Carlson talked to MetroFocus about her work as an advocate for safer workplaces for women and other marginalized groups.
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In the Red Tape: The Endless Paperwork of the Pandemic
How did the endless paperwork of the COVID-19 pandemic keep people from receiving benefits?
Episode 2 – Queer Intersections in Black Culture
How did street harassment lead to New Jersey’s first prosecuted hate crime homicide? We find out if Sakia's queer identity put her at risk.
Episode 1 – Sakia
At a bus stop in downtown Newark in 2003, a queer teenager’s life was lost in a homicide that should have rocked the nation. Why did that not happen?
Newark Residents Apply for Affordable Mortgages
Newark partnered with the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA) in an effort to combat redlining and gentrification.
Juneteenth: A Holiday That Is Evolving Alongside the Nation
A collection of resources – from PBS video programs to directories of Black-owned businesses – to help you celebrate Juneteenth.
Elevating Blackness and Ethnic Representation in Theater
A. Prescod-Lovell, a Brooklyn-based theater professional and producer, writes about Blackness in theater, from the 19th century to today.
Trailer: After Broad and Market
In 2003, WNET journalist Jenna Flanagan reported on the murder of 15-year-old Newark native Sakia Gunn. Now, 20 years on, Flanagan revisits the story to examine what progress might have been made in protecting Newark’s queer youth — and how…
Playwright Larissa FastHorse Speaks About “The Thanksgiving Play”
Playwright Larissa FastHorse speaks about her personal and artistic evolution, including her journey from life in South Dakota to Broadway.
How All Americans Can Have “A Decent Home”
The documentary “A Decent Home” addresses the urgent issues of class and economic mobility, focusing on mobile home park residents.