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How Glory Edim's Online Book Club Provides Community For ‘Invisible’ Black Women
produced by Public Broadcasting Service; interview by Jeffrey Brown, 1956- (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2019), 7 mins
Glory Edim is the founder of Well-Read Black Girl, a book club that has transformed into an online community and literary festival, all celebrating voices that otherwise might not be heard. She talks with Jeffrey Brown about her original goal of making new friends, seeing herself in literature and creating communi...
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produced by Public Broadcasting Service; interview by Jeffrey Brown, 1956- (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2019), 7 mins
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Glory Edim is the founder of Well-Read Black Girl, a book club that has transformed into an online community and literary festival, all celebrating voices that otherwise might not be heard. She talks with Jeffrey Brown about her original goal of making new friends, seeing herself in literature and creating community through books in the age of social media.
Field of Study
Literature
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Public Broadcasting Service
Author / Creator
Jeffrey Brown, 1956-
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Person Discussed
Glory Edim, fl. 2015
Topic / Theme
African Americans
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PBS NewsHour, How This Philanthropist Hopes To Boost Mid-Career Women Artists
produced by Public Broadcasting Service; interview by Jeffrey Brown, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2020), 6 mins
The work of women artists makes up only 3 to 5 percent of major museums' permanent collections in the U.S. and Europe. Many of these artists struggle financially -- but Susan Unterberg is trying to change that. For decades, the artist has supported her female peers as an anonymous benefactor. Jeffrey Brown sits do...
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produced by Public Broadcasting Service; interview by Jeffrey Brown, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2020), 6 mins
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The work of women artists makes up only 3 to 5 percent of major museums' permanent collections in the U.S. and Europe. Many of these artists struggle financially -- but Susan Unterberg is trying to change that. For decades, the artist has supported her female peers as an anonymous benefactor. Jeffrey Brown sits down with Unterberg to discuss why she decided to put a name on her philanthropy.
Field of Study
Art & Architecture
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Public Broadcasting Service
Author / Creator
Jeffrey Brown, Jeffrey Brown, 1956-
Date Published / Released
2020-02-03
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Series
PBS NewsHour
Person Discussed
Susan Unterberg, 1941-
Copyright Message
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Colorado Project Teaches Job, Life Skills to Help Women Combat Poverty, December 17, 2008
presented by Ray Suarez, 1946-; produced by Public Broadcasting Service (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2008), 8 mins
Armed with $500 worth of beans, two women founded a non-profit group in Denver to empower impoverished women by teaching them workplace skills and providing jobs to the chronically homeless and unemployed.
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presented by Ray Suarez, 1946-; produced by Public Broadcasting Service (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2008), 8 mins
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Armed with $500 worth of beans, two women founded a non-profit group in Denver to empower impoverished women by teaching them workplace skills and providing jobs to the chronically homeless and unemployed.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Public Broadcasting Service
Author / Creator
Ray Suarez, 1946-
Date Published / Released
2008-12-17
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Topic / Theme
Business enterprises, Women, Business & Economics
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 by NewsHour Productions
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How Muslim women’s fashion is shaping conversation around creativity and power
produced by NewsHour Productions (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2019), 5 mins
What’s long been referred to as the “modest” fashion of Muslim women has grown into a major industry generating hundreds of billions of dollars annually. The first U.S. museum exhibit highlighting Islamic culture within the context of fashion opened in San Francisco’s de Young museum in 2018. Jeffrey Brown...
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produced by NewsHour Productions (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2019), 5 mins
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What’s long been referred to as the “modest” fashion of Muslim women has grown into a major industry generating hundreds of billions of dollars annually. The first U.S. museum exhibit highlighting Islamic culture within the context of fashion opened in San Francisco’s de Young museum in 2018. Jeffrey Brown reports on why fashion that has previously been ignored is now gaining new attention.
Field of Study
Fashion Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
NewsHour Productions
Author / Creator
Jeffrey Brown, 1956-
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Topic / Theme
Women's wear
Copyright Message
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Melinda Gates on her foundation's work and the need to 'lift up women' worldwide
produced by Public Broadcasting Service; interview by Judy Woodruff, 1946- (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2019), 7 mins
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is the world's largest private philanthropic organization, with an endowment of $50 billion. Melinda Gates plays a huge role in shaping its work, and her new book, The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World, chronicles some of the inspiring men and women she ha...
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produced by Public Broadcasting Service; interview by Judy Woodruff, 1946- (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2019), 7 mins
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is the world's largest private philanthropic organization, with an endowment of $50 billion. Melinda Gates plays a huge role in shaping its work, and her new book, The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World, chronicles some of the inspiring men and women she has met through it. Judy Woodruff talks to Gates about politics and equality.
Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Public Broadcasting Service
Author / Creator
Judy Woodruff, 1946-
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Person Discussed
Melinda French Gates, 1964-
Copyright Message
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Memphis Midwives Work to Address Racial Disparities in Care
produced by NewsHour Productions (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2018), 10 mins
More women in America die from pregnancy-related complications than in any other developed country in the world, and black women are most affected. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano reports on one clinic in Memphis, Tennessee, where midwives are working to facilitate better outcomes by bringing holistic care t...
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produced by NewsHour Productions (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2018), 10 mins
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More women in America die from pregnancy-related complications than in any other developed country in the world, and black women are most affected. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano reports on one clinic in Memphis, Tennessee, where midwives are working to facilitate better outcomes by bringing holistic care to women of color. This is part of an ongoing series of reports called “Chasing the Dream,” which reports on poverty and opportunity...
More women in America die from pregnancy-related complications than in any other developed country in the world, and black women are most affected. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano reports on one clinic in Memphis, Tennessee, where midwives are working to facilitate better outcomes by bringing holistic care to women of color. This is part of an ongoing series of reports called “Chasing the Dream,” which reports on poverty and opportunity in America.
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Field of Study
Health Policy
Content Type
News story
Contributor
NewsHour Productions
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Topic / Theme
Women's health issues
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 NewsHour Productions LLC
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Soccer Star Megan Rapinoe On Living In A World Created By Men
(NewsHour Productions), 6 mins
Megan Rapinoe is best known for her successful soccer career, leading the U.S. women's national team to two World Cup championships and an Olympic gold medal. She's also known for her fierce advocacy for social justice. Judy Woodruff recently spoke with Rapinoe about her career, causes and new book, "One Life."
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(NewsHour Productions), 6 mins
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Megan Rapinoe is best known for her successful soccer career, leading the U.S. women's national team to two World Cup championships and an Olympic gold medal. She's also known for her fierce advocacy for social justice. Judy Woodruff recently spoke with Rapinoe about her career, causes and new book, "One Life."
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 NewsHour Productions LLC
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