PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to http://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG ↓ More info and sources below ↓ America’s last major epidemic was the HIV/AIDS crisis of 1980s and 1990s. In order to better understand our current circumstances, Danielle is looking back at the legacies […]
PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG ↓ More info and sources below ↓ John Adams warned us. George Washington begged us not to. Despite numerous warnings, here we are on the cusp of the 2020 election with two major parties […]
PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Checkout Overview on PBS Terra! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnOajuolHWI Black Mental Health Matters: https://blackmentalhealthmatters.carrd.co/#resources You’re probably aware that the United States healthcare system is letting down many Black Americans. Today, […]
PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you (thank you). Support your local station here: http://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG ↓ More info and sources below ↓ In 2014, writer Ta-Nehisi Coates’ article for The Atlantic “The Case for Reparations” went viral. Tracing everything from the racial terror of slavery to the rampant housing […]
PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you (thank you). Support your local station here: http://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Here in the United States, when we think about the term “slavery” we think about the transatlantic slave trade and the institution of chattel slavery. But this […]
There’s a pattern of white and non-Black performers using “Black English” or “Blaccent” to gain notoriety. These performers are being called out (and canceled) for cultural appropriation, yet Blaccent is becoming more popular, with some people proclaiming Blaccent to be the modern internet-speak. What is the problem with using a […]
There’s a new type of character in Hollywood: The Asian Himbo. These hunky male characters who are sweet but not the brightest bulbs have come a long way from stereotypes that date all the way back to the 1800s. Professors Adrian De Leon, Danielle Bainbridge, and special guest Phil Yu […]
