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Semi-autobiographical film looks to homophobia in Bolivia

Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Thursday, Feb. 10 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand Now. On a hot day in 1919, an attack on African American teenagers near a Chicago beach stoked long-standing tensions between white and black residents. Host Ed Ayers visits Chicago during the 100th anniversary of what became known as “Red Summer.” He meets a poet, performance artist, museum educator, and young people who are creating living memorials to a long-ignored past.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Michael Carpenter, who represents the U.S. at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, on the threat that the European continent could be plunged into war.

The number of U.S. troops in Europe has shrunk dramatically since the end of the Cold War — but tensions with Russia since 2014 have prompted U.S. leaders to beef up numbers and move troops eastward.

Do you build a vision board every year but end up leaving it in your drawer? Do you set the best of intentions on Jan 1 yet find yourself backsliding a week later? Do you have more ideas than follow through? Before you forget what your vision for 2021 is – let’s create some concrete steps for you to get closer to that vision and your best, future self. You, meet Future You. Quarterly Mapping with Dana Wing Lau and Rhianna Basore, trained artistic creators and multi-hyphenate powerhouses, are here to show you how to take that dream off the Vision Board and make it your life. These ladies will guide you to break down the process of goal setting and project mapping into a holistic approach that will serve both your left AND right brain. Chunking out the year into an easy 4 quarter system, they will help you get a handle on your responsibilities and dreams by fusing the best of intention setting, capitalizing on the gig economy, and feeding the creative muse. Through a variety of exercises – journaling, mapping, visualization, and some tough love questions, Rhianna and Dana will provide accountability and guidance to achieve goals big and small. With a sustainable approach to mindfulness, their framework will help you break down your next best steps and craft a clear, specific game plan so you can hold yourself accountable to become Future You. You will be emailed the Zoom link 24 hours before the start of class. If you sign up less than 24 hours before the start of the class, please email Kristen at programs@sandiegowriters.org for your link.

Hill Street Country Club founder Dinah Poellnitz is finding art and hope in the ways local artists are taking their art off the canvas and into protests

With no vendor, Imperial County will let nearly $900,000 in available state COVID funding to help farmworkers go unspent.

Slammed by COVID-19, many U.S. hospitals have put off essential procedures. Delays are leading to consequences like heart attacks and sending people to emergency rooms to get care.

In Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Trier's film, Julie (Renate Reinsve) is a young woman who can't decide who she is. As she finds out, she makes mistakes that inspire an ache of rueful recognition.

The torchbearer for the DeBarge family plays a few of his R&B standards from a cozy home studio.