📚 New Video: In the 1970s, one student fought his school board over book bans, and his case went before the Supreme Court.
This new video and classroom resources on Island Trees School District v. Pico spark critical conversations about school censorship, student voices, and First Amendment rights. Learn more: https://t.co/bvLil3dhZc
🎉 We have much to celebrate at Retro Report this week! 🎉 CITIZEN NATION has been nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Editing in a Documentary! Earlier this week, the series also received two nominations for a Scripps Howard Journalism Award. @PBS@TheEmmys
We are honored to be a #SilverGavel finalist with @pbs in the Media and the Arts category for #CitizenNation! Watch the full series today on our website: https://t.co/bSiCqnC9eC
“Crisis on Campus” chronicled the escalating turmoil on American college campuses after the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel and the war in Gaza began. Watch the 2024 documentary from FRONTLINE and @RetroReport, which includes interviews with people on all sides of the divide and investigates how universities responded and how powerful interests joined the fray. https://t.co/vG66L3Lp1p
When speaking about the 1942 lynching of Cleo Wright, #Sikeston native @harry.howard.733 said “it’s like if we don’t talk about it, it didn’t happen.” But how do individuals and communities cope with silence after trauma? @kff@retroreport@KFFHealthNews@CaraRAnthony
I’m so proud of my friend Kyra Darnton on her show “Citizen Nation,” which is an inspiring coming-of-age story that follows teens from across the U.S. as they compete in the nation’s top civics competition. The @retroreport series premieres tonight at 9/8c on @pbs, @primevideo and @YouTube.
Carleen Harrington and Mable Cook share what it was like to witness the lynching of Cleo Wright in 1942. How does trauma reverberate throughout a community? Watch on #SilenceInSikeston, 9/16 on YouTube: https://t.co/KeidxvbzmM
@kff@retroreport@KFFHealthNews@CaraRAnthony
In a new article for @TheCut, @GabrielleGlaser and @sarahwweiser explore the complexities behind Utah’s adoption system, and how it became the most exploitative state in private adoption. Learn more, and stay tuned for an upcoming RR film on the topic: https://t.co/l6ucZ5HXp7
This is one of the most amazing interviewees of any @RetroReport video I’ve seen (which is all of them).
Learn about Jack McDowell and the incredible history of the Double V campaign.
.@joeyjaws, the 16-time winner of the @originalnathans Hot Dog Eating Contest, was barred from this year’s competition over an endorsement deal with with @impossiblefoods, the @nytimes reports. Learn more about how plant-based meat alternatives evolved:
https://t.co/il7sd2LYt0
New Video: In a new Retro Report, we explore the life and legacy of the journalist and pioneering civil rights leader Ida B. Wells and her campaign for antilynching legislation. Learn more:
https://t.co/1MjffTiiWi
The @FDA is closer to approving a gene-editing treatment for sickle cell disease, @NPR reports.
Learn more about CRISPR Cas-9 gene editing and the revival of gene therapy in this Retro Report: https://t.co/oBqif1OZS8
An appropriate salute to our @newmarkjschool Engagement Journalism alum and torch bearer, @brazooklyn, (AKA Isadora Varejão), Engagement Producer at Retro Report (with a few kind words for me at the end):
https://t.co/H8qde4mLGk
Millions of homes and schools may have to eliminate lead dust under the @EPA's new proposed standards, @washingtonpost reports.
To learn more about the health risks of lead paint exposure and contaminated dust, watch this Retro Report: https://t.co/ilUaLrAsCv
Amanda Chavira, who was featured in our film for @worldchannel, #GenerationsStolen, was recently interviewed by @IndianCountry about her mother's experience being adopted by a non-Native family.
Watch the interview at the 4:45 mark:
https://t.co/EUmxKU6If1
Today, #SCOTUS ruled against race-conscious admissions policies at @UNC and @Harvard, in a landmark decision with implications for #affirmativeaction in college admissions.
To learn more about the debate surrounding #affirmativeaction, watch our video: https://t.co/kakmpbo6Bs