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College Classes In Maximum Security: 'It Gives You Meaning'

A privately funded program provides higher education to about 300 students in New York state prisons. Graduates are less likely to get in legal trouble after prison but getting hired is a challenge.

Last Friday night, the Berlin bookstore Shakespeare and Sons hosted a Sabbath dinner as part of the pre-kickoff activities for Nosh Berlin, the German capital's first Jewish food festival. Guests at the bookstore included many non-Jewish Germans who purchased tickets.

A Food Festival Celebrates The Rebirth Of Jewish Life In Berlin

The German capital is experiencing growing Jewish immigration, despite a rise in anti-Semitism. Organizers of the city's first Jewish food festival are hoping it can help foster unity and pride.

Nuremberg trial of Dr. Karl Brandt, Hitler’s doctor and director of Nazi experiments on humans. Palace of Justice, Nuremberg, Germany. United States of America v. Karl Brandt, et al. Started Dec. 9, 1946 and decided Aug. 20, 1947.

DEAD RECKONING: WAR, CRIME & JUSTICE FROM WW2 TO THE WAR ON TERROR

Airs Tuesdays, June 19-July 3, 2018 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

ABC's Black-ish stars Yara Shahidi, Laurence Fishburne, Jenifer Lewis, Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross, Marsai Martin, Miles Brown and Marcus Scribner.

Shows With Black Characters Find Loyal Non-Black Fans

"When a show is well-written, when it has good actors, people want to watch," Courtney Jones of Nielsen said.

The Mississippi Delta is known for sharecroppers, cotton fields and blues music, but it has also been a hub to Chinese immigrants over the last century.

The Legacy Of The Mississippi Delta Chinese

Chinese immigrants came to the Mississippi Delta as agricultural laborers. Many moved on to become grocers in African-American neighborhoods. Some stores remain, but many folks have moved on and away.

The number of Chinese merchants and grocers steadily grew throughout the Mississippi Delta in the late 1930s and early 1940s.

The Legacy Of The Mississippi Delta Chinese

Chinese immigrants came to the Mississippi Delta as agricultural laborers. Many moved on to become grocers in African-American neighborhoods. Some stores remain, but many folks have moved on and away.

'Swimmer Among the Stars' Infuses Relics With Resonance

Kanishk Tharoor's collection of short stories explores the complicated relationship between language and technology. Tharoor's rich voice and immaculate craftsmanship both comfort and unnerve.

A group of people walk on Castro Street, in the downtown portion of the Silicon Valley town of Mountain View, California, August 24, 2016. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).

When Policing And Race Cross Paths In Silicon Valley

In California, officers undergo cultural diversity and discrimination training, which includes understanding the cultural composition of the state and discussing the impact of racial profiling.

Try This One Trick To Improve Student Outcomes

Richard Kahlenberg of The Century Foundation argues that it's time to take a closer look at integration.

Miners favored the pasty due to its portable nature — a small meat pie that could easily be carried into the mines for 12-hour workdays.

In Michigan, The Pasty Isn't X-Rated. It's A Portable Pie With History Baked In

The lightly seasoned meat and veggie pie, prevalent in the Upper Peninsula, is pure fuel. Popularized by Cornish miners in the 1800s, it's come to symbolize tenacity in the face of trying conditions.

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