Playing Othello as a Black woman in today's America
Amid nationwide protests against systemic racism, Jessika D. Williams sees parallels between racism in the play and in real life.
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The first Trump-Biden debate was unruly. Is American civil discourse dead?
After Tuesday's remarkable presidential debate, much attention has been focused on President Trump's unconventional conduct. But does the lack of…
How three prior pandemics triggered massive societal shifts
Societies and cultures that seem ossified and entrenched can be completely upended by pandemics, which create openings for conquest, innovation…
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Philadelphia DA explores new role for arts in the criminal justice system
Mixing art with criminal justice has become increasingly common in the U.S. The work often tackles complex subjects of redemption…
'It belongs to us!': French trial over colonial art grows tense
Emery Mwazulu Diyabanza in part was inspired by global protests against racial injustice and colonial-era wrongs unleashed by George Floyd's…
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Author Steven Greenhouse answers your questions about 'Beaten Down, Worked Up'
Steven Greenhouse, author of our September pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown…
'Helping Children Succeed' is our October book club pick
Our October 2020 pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour's book club with The New York Times, is Paul…
Country star and hit Elvis songwriter Mac Davis dies at 78
Country star Mac Davis, who launched his career crafting the Elvis hits "A Little Less Conversation" and "In the Ghetto,"…
'I Am Woman' singer Helen Reddy, '70s hitmaker, dies at 78
Helen Reddy, who shot to stardom in the 1970s with her rousing feminist anthem "I Am Woman" and recorded a…
Serena Williams pulls out of French Open with hurt Achilles
Serena Williams has pulled out of the French Open because of an Achilles injury. The 23-time Grand Slam champion says…
