Tavis Smiley's Lawsuit Against PBS Isn't Going Too Well
The indignantly distressed former PBS talk show host Tavis Smiley is not faring well in his legal battle against PBS,…
I Binge-Watched Call the Midwife, and It Got Me All in My Feelings
If you had told me that I would become hooked on a public television series about midwives in the ’50s and ’60s, I…
10 Thoughts on Tell Them We Are Rising, the Documentary About the Story of HBCUs
As an alumnus of Morehouse College and a staunch advocate for HBCUs, I was very excited to finally see the Stanley…
Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart Is a Loving Look at the Legacy of Lorraine Hansberry
I wanted to be able to come here and speak with you on this occasion because you are young, gifted and black. ... I,…
Tavis Smiley Says PBS Made a ‘Huge Mistake’ Over Sexual-Misconduct Investigation and Suspension
Tavis Smiley appeared on Good Morning America Monday morning, and he had a few words for PBS when it came to his…
Tavis Smiley Show Suspended Over Sexual Allegations
- Conduct ‘Inconsistent’ With PBS Values, Standards
Watch: Spotlight on Black History’s Storytellers
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Are These Bastards Going After the Arts Again? White House Budget Cuts Target NEA, CPB, AmeriCorps
Editor’s note: The original post for this story made mention of Sesame Street in relation to the pending White House…
Watch: Black Power and Creative Expression
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. on 50 Years of Black Progress and the Perils That Still Exist
“I now know what Frederick Douglass felt like in 1876 when Reconstruction came to an end,” says Henry Louis Gates Jr.,…