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Brandon Thrasher stands in front of East Lake apartment. Atlanta, Ga. Circa 1990.

East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story

Airs Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Saturday, March 28 and Thursday, April 2 at Noon on KPBS 2 + PBS Video App

In his role as superhero Black Panther, Chadwick Boseman became the face of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's first film headlined by a Black actor.

'Black Panther' Star Chadwick Boseman Dies Of Cancer At Age 43

A statement posted to the actor's Twitter on Friday said Boseman had battled colon cancer for the last four years.

Before he was a teenager, Mac Phipps already had a record deal. By the time he was 20 he was signed to No Limit Records, the biggest independent label in the country. At 24, he was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 30 years in prison following the shooting death of a man at one of his concerts, a crime of which he maintains he did not commit.

'My Dream Was Being Used Against Me In Court'

Mac Phipps was a rising star of New Orleans rap when he was convicted of a killing he insists he did not commit. Two decades later, he is still fighting for his freedom and his art.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell walks back to the Senate chamber after a break for the closing arguments in the impeachment trial of President Trump on Monday.

WATCH: Senators Have Their Say On Impeachment

The Trump impeachment trial is adjourned, but lawmakers have time to make their own cases for and against removing the president. A final vote is expected on Wednesday afternoon.

Election official Jim Fortner places a crate of sorted absentee ballots with others from the same ward at the Madison, Wis., City-County Building on Aug. 5, 2020. Delays and failure to deliver absentee ballots in Wisconsin and other key swing states have sparked concerns about how well the November presidential election will be managed during the pandemic.

Postal Delays, Errors In Swing States Loom Over Election

The U.S. Postal Service is not meeting goals for on-time mail delivery, a worrying sign as millions of Americans are expected to vote by mail in November.

An undated artist rendering of the coronavirus.

September 2021: Coronavirus Blog Archive

This is the September 2021 archive of breaking news about the coronavirus pandemic.

Protestors shout in front of NYPD officers during a "Black Lives Matter" demonstration last summer in New York City, in outrage over the death of a black man in Minnesota who died after a white policeman kneeled on his neck for several minutes.

New York State Sues NYPD Over Its Handling Of 2020 Racial Justice Protests

The state attorney general's office says it has received "more than 1,300 complaints and pieces of evidence" about the police response to the protests in New York City.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at the opening day of the COP25 climate conference on Monday in Madrid. "Do we really want to be remembered as the generation that buried its head in the sand? That fiddled while the planet burned?" he said.

As Climate Talks Begin, U.N. Chief Warns Against 'Fiddling' While The Planet Burns

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said despite Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris accord, the U.S. is committed: "We're still in it." The sailing yacht with Greta Thunberg aboard will arrive soon.

Why There's A Push To Get Police Out Of Schools

In most states, Black students are more likely to be arrested at school, and according to one expert, "There isn't much evidence indicating that police officers in schools make schools safer."

A San Diego police officer looks on during a protest against measures aimed at slowing the spread of the new coronavirus Friday, May 1, 2020, in San Diego.

Golf Courses, Parks Open In Limited Fashion, Face Coverings Required in Public

Supervisor Fletcher said he understood the huge toll stay-at-home orders have taken on the economy and on people's lives, but reminded protesters of the other costs of the pandemic.

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