Before his two presidential runs and the founding of the Chicago-based Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, Jesse Jackson appeared on “Sesame Street” with a simple message to share with children: “I am somebody.” ...

For seven seasons, the people behind WTTW’s “Firsthand” documentary series have gathered to figure out what subject to focus their efforts. In previous years, co-executive producers Dan Protess and ...

The opening scene in the first of four episodes of the PBS series Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History captures a truly wonderful event: a Passover Seder led by culinary genius Michael ...

PBS Kids show characters decorate boxes at the Arizona PBS offices in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Phoenix, May 2, 2025. Credit: Katie Oyan/AP Photo PBS Kids has ...

Over 1,200 community members of all ages gathered recently to celebrate PBS KIDS® Day with WKAR. Families across mid-Michigan came together for the event, hosted at the WKAR studios on the campus of ...

With the debut this week of new series Phoebe & Jay, the children’s programming division of PBS waves goodbye to an era where it could count on federal assistance for both programming and research.

Phoebe & Jay, an animated PBS Kids series premiering this month, aims to foster and improve early literacy skills in children ages three to five. Co-created and co–executive-produced by Genie Deez and ...

It’s hard to imagine a scientific question as susceptible to confirmation bias as “Can Dogs Talk?” Who among us wouldn’t want to communicate with our pooch? Many already think they do. And who ...

Lade Omotade is a News and Feature Author at Collider with a passion for exploring the ever-evolving world of the Film & TV industry. Her work centers on covering the latest news, from casting ...

The four episode docuseries spans five centuries of Jewish and Black American relations, from the slave trade to Oct. 7. Passover may still be months away, but PBS is seating a diverse set of Jews ...

Editor’s note: The piece that follows and some of its links contain explicit material. Reader discretion is advised. Next week, PBS viewers will come across the new documentary “The Librarians.” ...