“Not many artists can go from gracing the stage at New York’s legendary Blue Note with a full jazz band to recording dance records with the likes of Nicodemus, No Regular Play as well as performing in front of thousands at Vienna’s Donauinselfest. STIMULUS does it effortlessly. The Brooklyn born MC and DJ was discovered…
Velina Hasu Houston is Distinguished Professor and Resident Playwright at the University of Southern California (USC) School of Dramatic Arts. On her website, there is a Zen saying, Ichigo Ichie, roughly translated as “Each encounter in life happens only once.” It is a saying that Ms. Houston carries into her everyday life and her writing. “For…
“Conversations surrounding Deaf communities are frequently limited to Deaf versus hearing, limiting visibility into the intersecting identities of the Deaf. This lack of representation leads to further isolation for members of this community. Through his film, Topher hopes to spark conversations that will bring a greater voice and an accurate identity to those that so…
“We turn now to a leading Central American activist’s response to the crisis prompting thousands in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala to seek asylum in the United States. This week, the Trump administration announced it may have deported up to 463 parents of children separated by immigration officials at the border, even as their children…
“The Trump administration says it is working to meet a federal court deadline that orders more than 2,500 migrant children between the ages of 5 and 17 be reunited with their families by Thursday. More than 460 parents may have already been deported without their children. Judy Woodruff gets an update from Amna Nawaz.” Find…
“A look back at 20 years of Brave New Voices, the largest youth spoken word festival in the world. Watch as young poets from Brooklyn to Bermuda take center stage to get free through the power of poetry. Directed, shot and edited by Jamie DeWolf Documentary Film Crew Adam Parmalee | Camera – Steadi-Cam Operator…
“On Wednesday, Democracy Now!’s Laura Gottesdiener sat down with a Salvadoran mother named Belqui Yessenia Castillo Cortez, who reunited with her 3-year-old son Michael last week after they were separated by immigration officials at the border in Texas. Federal documents show the mother and son arrived at the legal port of entry in Rio Grande…
“As migrant children wait in U.S. immigration detention centers to reunite with their families, public records reveal that in the past decade, thousands of people have reported sexual abuse while in a similar type of immigration custody. Emily Kassie, an investigative reporter and producer with the Marshall Project who obtained the data and spoke to…
“Ché speaks candidly about growing up in South West London. Ché Lingo is a rapper/MC from South West London who started out with performances at youth clubs in Clapham Junction – since then he’s steadily worked on his live shows, built a still-growing, fervent following, and put out some seriously good music – including collaborations…
Alex Norman, Professor Emeritus of Social Welfare at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, knows more than many the injustices of this country’s history. Born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1931, Alex Norman was a social justice teacher and activist long before he discovered that he was two generations out of slavery. His grandparents on…