Arts Nov 07 How a man living with Parkinson’s is using art and music to ease his symptoms By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport
Arts Nov 04 Watch 4:11 Remembering Quincy Jones and his towering legacy in the music industry A giant in the music and entertainment industry has died. Quincy Jones, known to many as ‘Q,’ was revered as a record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger and performer through his seven decades in the business. Through his vast range of… By Jeffrey Brown
Arts Nov 04 Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with artists from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91 Jones rose from music school dropout to the very heights of show business, becoming one of the first Black executives to thrive in Hollywood. By Hillel Italie, Associated Press
Politics Nov 03 Harris appears on ‘SNL’ as mirror image of Maya Rudolph in last episode before Election Day Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live” in the final days before the presidential election, playing herself as the mirror-image double of Maya Rudolph’s version of her in the show's cold open. By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Will Weissert, Associated Press
Arts Nov 01 Watch 7:26 Universities transform art museums into spaces for voting and political discourse During the final days of this tense election, we take a look at a project fostering a different type of civic space to encourage young people to discuss issues, engage each other and vote. Jeffrey Brown visited the University of… By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson
Oct 31 Rapper Young Thug pleads guilty to gang, drug and gun charges in Georgia racketeering case By Associated Press The 33-year-old Grammy winning artist, whose given name is Jeffery Williams, entered his pleas without reaching a deal with prosecutors after negotiations between the two sides broke down, lead prosecutor Adriane Love said. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch 4:51 ‘Purpletown’ documents what people in politically divided areas still have in common By Sam Lane With the election days away, there is no shortage of reflections on American politics and democracy. Photographer Paul Shambroom has a unique view. His “Purpletown” project uses photos to examine the cities and towns most evenly divided politically. We spoke… Continue watching
Oct 29 Teri Garr, funny star of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ dies at 79 By Bob Thomas, Associated Press The quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to favorites such as "Young Frankenstein" and "Tootsie" died Tuesday of multiple sclerosis. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 8:39 Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha processes the war in Gaza through his art By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins Palestinian poet, teacher and writer Mosab Abu Toha was born in a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. That’s where many of the pieces in his new collection, "Forest of Noise," were written, tapped out on his phone amidst the… Continue watching
Oct 28 Superstar Bad Bunny backs Harris for president after Trump event features comedian’s racist cracks By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Trump campaign spokeswoman Danielle Alvarez in a statement said "this joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.”… Continue reading