The Difference Between Us: Race -The Power of an Illusion
It’s not uncommon to attribute differential group outcomes for SAT scores, musical ability, or athletic performance to innate racial traits—yet there are no characteristics, not even one gene, that distinguish all members of one “race” from ...
The House We Live In: Race - The Power of an Illusion
Virginia law once defined a black person as someone with 1/16th African ancestry; in Florida, it was 1/8th African ancestry. If you can cross a state line and literally, legally change race, what does race really mean? This program argues that the i...
August Wilson
An interview with playwright August Wilson. Therein, Wilson describes his role as passing down the practical and spiritual wisdom of the African American community in his writings. He also expounds upon the influence of black traditions like storyte...
The business of America
Studies the effects on steelworkers and their families of the United States Steel Corporation’s shutdown of its plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania. Examines the decline of the American steel industry as a result of its refusal to modernize steel-pro...
The Business of America
Using Pittsburgh’s steel industry as a case study, this bold documentary explores supply-side economics and the trickle-down myth, challenging the assumption that private corporations can be trusted to make the investments upon which all Americans...
The Raising of America: Episode 3 - Are We Crazy About Our Kids?
About this title: A growing number of economists are worried about our investments in early childhood. Not because we’re spending too much but because we’re spending too little where it matters most.
Nobel laureate economist James Heckman, form...
The Raising of America: Episode 1 - The Raising of America
About the title: The U.S. is the wealthiest, most powerful country in the world. So why has our child well-being fallen to 26th? An alarming number of American children are following low developmental trajectories from the start. They enter adulthoo...
In Black and White: A Conversation With Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison explains her view of why "American literature is incoherent without the contribution of African American writers."
The Raising of America: Episode 2 - Once Upon A Time
About the title: Imagine how things might be different if all America’s children had access to high-quality early care and education for the past four decades? They almost did.
Back in 1971, a bi-partisan Congress passed a bill providing high-qua...
The Raising of America: Episode 4 - Wounded Places
About the title: Combat vets and survivors of wars and natural disasters aren’t the only people susceptible to PTSD. Too many of our children, especially children of color living in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty, show the effects of unrele...