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Panel Discussion | “The US and the Holocaust: A Michigan Perspective” with Historians and Community Builders

In coordination with the premiere of the new documentary film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein "The U.S. and the Holocaust," Detroit Public TV (DPTV) hosts live panel discussion in partnership with The Zekelman Holocaust Center, the Interfaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit and ADL Michigan.  The event "The U.S. and the Holocaust: A Michigan Perspective" includes video segments from the documentary, a message from filmmaker Ken Burns and a panel discussion with prominent leaders and historians addressing a range of topics raised by the documentary. The panel features: Catherine Cangany, director of the Jewish Historical Society, an [...]

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David Bornstein | Solutions Journalism Collaborative Summit Keynote Speaker

David Bornstein, co-founder and CEO of the Solutions Journalism Network, will kick off the Solutions Journalism Collaborative Summit by discussing the role Solutions Journalism can play in helping news organizations confront evolving challenges in the news around trust, audience engagement, equity and sustainability.

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Author Talk: ‘The US and the Holocaust: Building Bridges’ with Eboo Patel

In connection with The US and the Holocaust, PBS Books is pleased to present a conversation with Interfaith America’s Founder and President Eboo Patel, author of We Need to Build: Fieldnotes for Diverse Democracy. It is an inspirational guide for those who seek to promote positive social change and build a more diverse and just democracy. 

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‘Carrying Golden Threads’ with Michele Oka Doner | The Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series

"Carrying Golden Threads" with Michele Oka Doner | Friday, September 23, 8 p.m. Michele Oka Doner is an internationally renowned artist whose career spans six decades. Her work is fueled by a lifelong study and appreciation of the natural world, from which she derives her formal vocabulary. The breadth of her artistic production encompasses sculpture, drawing, public art, functional objects, video, artist books, and costume and set design. She is well known for creating numerous permanent art installations throughout the United States, including Flight at Reagan International Airport, Arlington, VA, Radiant Site at the Herald Square MTA station, New York and the mile and quarter bronze and terrazzo concourse, A Walk [...]

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A Filmmaker Conversation | MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE

PBS Books, in collaboration with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), is pleased to host a conversation with internationally renowned scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Ph.D., who is the executive producer, host and writer of MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE, with esteemed scholar Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Ph.D., who is the former past president of ASALH, on Wedneday, September 28 at 8pm ET | 5pm PT.

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Author Talk: Honorée Fanonne Jeffers | MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE

PBS Books, in collaboration with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), is pleased to host a conversation award-winning Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, author of The Love Songs of WEB DuBois in connection with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s latest documentary MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE, on October 5 at 8pm ET| 5pm PT.

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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Richard Blanco from Poetry In America

PBS Books is pleased to host a conversation with award-winning poet Richard Blanco, who a featured guest of PBS broadcast-series Poetry In America, with Poetry In America’s Founder, Director, and Host Elisa New. As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, join us to learn about Richard Blanco, his work, and his creative process.

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Author Talk | Kwame Alexander on MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE

PBS Books, in collaboration with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), is pleased to host a conversation New York Times best-selling Kwame Alexander, author of The Door of No Return and An American Story in connection with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s latest documentary MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE.

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