This street artist portrays Navajo life with large scale murals
“Chip Thomas, a physician and street artist who has lived on the Navajo Nation for three decades, shares the stories of his indigenous neighbors with large-scale murals in cities from Oakland,...
Poor People’s Campaign asks America to face the injustices of poverty
“Shortly before his death, Martin Luther King Jr. called for an economic revolution with protections for the poorest Americans. Half a century later, a group of religious and moral leaders is...
What history teaches us about surviving times of turmoil
“In “The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels,” Jon Meacham tries to offer historical context and a sense of proportion for our current times. The Pulitzer Prize-winning...
Sterling Brown arrest refuels debate on excessive force
“Milwaukee police released body-cam footage showing NBA player Sterling Brown being arrested in January. City officials admit his treatment by police was excessive, and his case is raising anger...
Memphis midwives work to address racial disparities in care
“More women in America die from pregnancy-related complications than in any other developed country in the world, and black women are most affected. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano...
Talking about race with your own mom can be hard. Here’s why it’s worth it
“When Ijemoma Oluo got a voicemail from her mom saying that she had had an epiphany about race, Oluo didn’t want to call her back. But, she says, as awful and awkward as the conversation...
Mentoring program connects children of incarcerated parents with support
“More than 5 million children in the U.S. have had a parent in prison at some point. In Indiana, where that number is 177,000, a mentoring program aims to bolster support for those children by...
The stark, chaotic power of Donald Glover’s ‘This Is America’
“Infectious in beat, jarring in violence and imagery, Donald Glover’s new music video “This Is America” touches on painful racial history and our contemporary culture of mass...