The documentary filmmaker, long a chronicler of the American experience, talks about his latest film for PBS, "The American ...
Burns’s 12-hour documentary about our national origin story is landing in the middle of a culture war. Yes, it’s complicated.
The life of the brilliant foreign policy powerbroker who shaped the world in which we live. Kissinger is the story of the enigmatic powerbroker who served in the topmost echelons of U.S. diplomacy.
The revival will live as a digital series through Sony's Kidzuko platform, with creator Mychal Threets serving as host. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor During what has been an otherwise difficult year ...
The violent 1970 clash between student protestors and construction workers in downtown NY. On May 8, 1970, construction workers in NYC violently clashed with students protesting the Vietnam War, ...
Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) is the perfect time to tune into Alma’s Way, the animated PBS Kids show, which follows a young Puerto Rican girl in the Bronx. In honor of this month of ...
WTCI PBS announces a series of free preview screenings of “The American Revolution,” the new film from filmmakers Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt. In collaboration with local libraries and ...
I recently began teaching a new undergraduate course on “Dissent and Democracy in the World.” I started developing the course more than a year ago, convinced that the subject is not only essential to ...
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: On May 8, 1970, “the Hard Hat Riot” erupted in lower Manhattan. At midday, construction workers, including those building the World Trade Center, violently clashed with students ...
NJ PBS — the sole PBS affiliate covering local New Jersey news — will shutter next year following severe funding cuts and failed negotiations with the state, according to the network’s operator. The ...
The story of America’s founding is one we think we know. This fall, get ready to see the birth of a nation in a whole new light. A landmark television event, “The American Revolution” is set to air on ...
As SSC’s new Artistic Director, my vision for events and for our concert series moving forward is to transform and elevate the way people experience live music. On Saturday, October 18, from 3–5 pm, ...