LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three years after workplace misconduct allegations cost veteran TV and radio talk-show host Tavis Smiley his job and a national forum, he’s ending his silence. Smiley, who continues to deny the claims of unwanted sexual behavior that led PBS to drop his long-running show, is attempting to rebound with the purchase […]
In 1959, Martin Luther King Jr was known chiefly for his role in the successful Montgomery bus boycott. It was years before his “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington. Long thought lost, the interview was found and rebroadcast in 2009. In it, King sat down for his KTCA interview with L. Howard Bennett, a […]
Black History Month expands students’ understanding of the Black experience in American history. But one teacher in Akron, Ohio wanted her students to see that Black history isn’t something that happened in the past, it happens every single day through each of them. She worked with our Student Reporting Labs program to record these reflections […]
Episode 5 of a 10-part TV series made by Dr. Maya Angelou for KQED in 1968 called Blacks, Blues, Black!, which examines the influence of African American culture on modern American society. Includes scenes of Dr. Angelou in the studio explaining why she feels it’s essential to teach students a fully balanced account of African […]
In this episode, producer & author Burt Wolf (PBS’ Travels & Traditions, Burt Wolf’s Table, A Taste for Travel), looks at some of the most famous cases of art theft, including works by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Vincent Van Gogh, and Pablo Picasso. __________ In WHAT MAKES ART GREAT, art world luminaries discuss great works […]
A new book is addressing the age old question about whether people of African descent were present in biblical history. “The Bible is Black History” explores DNA evidence and the work of historians and scientists to prove that black people were part of the Israelite community in the bible. Stephen Henderson talks to the book’s […]
In order for African Americans to build a community in Southwest Florida they had to overcome slavery, segregation and prejudice. Because of local heroes in the early years, doors were opened for local African Americans to flourish. Now, a special group of people have untold stories to tell about endurance, motivation, determination and inspiration to […]
Episode 6 of a 10-part TV series made by Dr. Maya Angelou for KQED in 1968 called Blacks, Blues, Black!, which examines the influence of African American culture on modern American society. Includes scenes of Dr. Angelou in the studio reflecting on how education has the power to transform or destroy the lives of African […]
Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG Subscribe to Origin of Everything! http://bit.ly/originsub Did you know Martin Luther King Jr Day wasn’t celebrated in all 50 states until 2000? And that in order to create the holiday honoring the civil rights leader we needed […]