' A new death row drama called Clemency premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January this year where it won the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize, making director and writer Chinonye Chukwu the first Black woman to win the festival’s biggest prize. The film stars Oscar-nominee Alfre Woodard as a prison warden faced with the psychological challenges of being tasked with the job of executing prisone
'You might know that song, called "Cold Little Heart" as the opening credits to the HBO show Big Little Lies , starring Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon. It was a pretty big deal, but the person who wrote that song, Michael Kiwanuka , didn't even remember signing off on it at the time the show premiered. Michael Kiwanuka talks about embracing that name, finding his voice and how that TV show c
'Smartphones are tracking our every move, whether you’re a high school student in California or a Secret Service agent in the nation’s capital. Across the globe, dozens of companies can now log the precise locations of millions of consumers through their mobile phones ... and then store that information in massive data files. After receiving one such data set, the New York Times went deep into th
' Titus Batts and DeSonni Hardge are the young co-captains of South Shore Drill Team, a non-profit organization based in Chicago that uses performance art to empower disenfranchised youth. In a city with a long-held narrative of violence and crime, these two boys are showing their communities that the routines that bond them in drill are stronger than the social pressures that would divide them o
'More than 30% of students at Maya High School in Phoenix, Arizona experience homelessness — so the public charter school's principal installed a free laundry room for kids without access to clean clothes.' -- NowThis News
'The average American household generates hundreds of dollars of food waste each year. In New York City, chef Kwame Williams shares tips on how to eliminate food waste while cooking. Plus, his recipe for zero-waste broccoli coleslaw.' -- PBS NewsHour
'In this lively talk and performance, artist and TED Fellow Amma Y. Ghartey-Tagoe Kootin offers a sneak peek of her forthcoming musical "At Buffalo." Drawing on archival material from the 1901 Pan-American Exhibition, a world's fair held in Buffalo, New York, the show examines conflicting representations of black identity exhibited at the fair -- highlighting unsettlingly familiar parallels betwe
' Chasity Hunter was on a Tinder date when she was pulled over for a routine traffic stop. The police ran her ID and found an outstanding warrant. “I didn’t know at the time that there were warrants out for me—I just had school tomorrow,” Hunter says. Later, she discovered that her aunt had falsely accused her of stealing a laptop.' -- The Atlantic
' Debra Martin Chase ( Harriet ) joins Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter for this season's Producers Roundtable to talk about the film's focus on freedom and empowerment.' -- The Hollywood Reporter
'This episode of The Way I See It features artist, musician, and jazz innovator Jason Moran , whose music explores and expands the properties of jazz—he shapes his medium into a form that seems to breathe the air of our moment. In this series we ask extraordinary creative thinkers to choose a work that they love—Moran’s pick is Piet Mondrian ’s "Broadway Boogie Woogie".' -- The Museum of Modern A
' Nicole Wray 's rollercoaster career proved that her voice and passion for music made her a force to be reckoned with. From working with the likes of Missy Elliott and Timbaland to being the first female Roc-A-Fella Records R&B artist, Nicole Wray's stamp on the early 2000s hip-hop and r&b music era is undeniable. Here is the untold story of Nicole Wray.' -- BETNetwork
'This is the story of Ed Dwight Jr. , who was invited by his country to train to be the first African-American astronaut. Back in 1963, it was hot news. But the United States never sent Dwight to space. For decades, he has maintained that he was discriminated against during his time at the Aerospace Research Pilot School, a prerequisite to NASA run by the legendary pilot Chuck Yeager . Dwight is
'"Part of the problem we have in this country is the lack of organizing and vision [...] people are confused about who the enemy are." Listen to a clear message from Maureen Taylor and Marian Kramer , frontline community members and experts who fight for our indispensable right to water in communities of the US.' -- The People's Forum NYC
'On this episode of People's Party , Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with legendary actor, director, producer, writer, and Avenger Don Cheadle . The conversation covers a wide swath of his career -- as the trio discusses the backstories of what led Cheadle to take the iconic roles he became known for over the years. Colors , Boogie Nights , Devil In A Blue Dress , Iron Man , Out Of Sight ,
'The LA-based trio Moonchild makes an intricate blend of jazz, R&B and hip-hop. For their Tiny Desk set, they pulled out all the stops: flutes, flugelhorns, saxophones, keyboards, ukuleles and more.'
'Genetics bounced back in 1990 with the launch of the Human Genome Project, a national quest to sequence the human genome in its entirety. The buzz around genetics grew even more with the discovery of the African Burial
Compiled by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the Digest of Education Statistics is a comprehensive statistical reference for all levels of education in the United States. Topics include educational attainment, finances, federal funds for education, libraries, and international comparisons. The Digest also includes data on the number of schools, colleges, teachers, students, an
A new statistical analysis report entitled “U.S. Performance on the 2015 TIMSS Advanced Mathematics and Physics Assessments: A Closer Look” provides in-depth analyses that (1) examine the demographics and school characteristics of the small subset of U.S. 12 th -graders taking the advanced mathematics and physics coursework that made them eligible for the study; (2) describe the extent to which t
An observational study of academic working hours has identified large differences in how researchers around the world manage their work-life balance. QUT's Professor Adrian Barnett led the research which examined more than 49,000 manuscript and 76,000 peer review online submissions to The BMJ and The BMJ Open , measuring whether the submissions were made on weekends, national holidays or late at
New data from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) reveal that the majority of states (35) do not ask for evidence of prior successful teaching for those teachers coming from out of state who are applying for a teaching license—in spite of imposing many demands covering a host of other factors. As important, there are seven states that do not require a criminal background check on such
Three years after high school graduation, 55 percent of public high school graduates were enrolled in postsecondary education, and 70 percent were employed. The National Center for Education Statistics has released a set of 24 web tables . The tables examine the education and work outcomes of 2013 public high school graduates 3 years after graduation, with a focus on students who had different le
Indiana, Oklahoma, and Washington each have programs designed to address college enrollment gaps by offering a promise of state-based college financial aid to low-income middle school students in exchange for making a pledge to do well in high school, be a good citizen, not be convicted of a felony, and apply for financial aid to college. Using a triple-difference specification, this study estima
The National Center for Education Statistics released a new web tables publication today , December 19, entitled Homeschooling in the United States: Results from the 2012 and 2016 Parent and Family Involvement Survey (PFI-NHES: 2012 and 2016) . The publication provides tables and figures about homeschooled students’ experiences. Topics include homeschooling rates, reasons homeschooled, providers
Complete report In the 21 st Century, the image of the “traditional” college student as a recent high school graduate who is enrolled full time at a four-year, residential college is no longer the reality for most. [1] Large numbers of
