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Tom Hom is shown at his home in Chula Vista, Aug. 12, 2021. As a teenager, Hom's family bought a home in a neighborhood where restrictive covenants were prevalent.

Racist housing covenants shut San Diegans out of homeownership, but two families broke through

Racial covenants shaped San Diego for decades, pushing minorities out of many neighborhoods, from Ocean Beach to Julian. Here’s the story of two homebuyers who pushed back

Tournament House, the headquarters of the Tournament of Roses, sponsor of the Rose Parade, is shown Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in Pasadena, Calif.

Performers Set For TV Special Replacing Canceled Rose Parade

There won’t be thousands of people watching flower-laden floats roll through the streets of Pasadena on New Year’s Day, but the show will go on.

In Chechnya and Syria, ominous signs for Ukraine

From the Chechen Wars through its air campaign in Syria, Russian military operations have often taken a high toll on civilians. What does that portend in Ukraine?

Jenny Hval's <em>Classic Objects</em> is out March 11.

On 'Classic Objects,' Jenny Hval interrogates her identity as an artist

The Norwegian songwriter's new album interrogates what it means for her self-image to be centered on her art, while grappling with the way capitalist forces threaten to mute its radical possibilities.

Ukrainian servicemen attend a funeral ceremony for their comrades Yuri Filyuk, 49, and Oleksander Tkachenko, 33, in a village of Oleksandrivka, Odesa region, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. According to Ukrainian servicemen, these two were killed by a Russian missile hit their military base in Krasnoselka, Odesa region, on April 7.

Live updates: Oligarch's detention angers Moscow

The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war.

Jorge Gonzalez deejays at the Mexico in the Bottle annual mezcal and food festival in Logan Heights in this photo taken in March 2020.

Port of Entry Podcast: Tracing Latin Music Roots Back To Africa

In this KPBS border podcast “Port of Entry,” Afro-Mexican researcher Jorge Gonzalez combines his love of music and history takes listeners on a mini trip through the evolution of Latin music, tracing its roots back to West Africa.

First prize went to this image of a porter in Kolkata. Photographer Tom Price took the image, then created a different backdrop: an empty, unidentified landscape emphasizing the loneliness of the migrant worker.

PHOTO WINNERS: We All Carry A Heavy Load But Let's Not Forget Moments Of Joy

The winning images in the All About Photos contest answer the question: What's in "Your Mind's Eye"? And also: What can you carry on your head?

Doug Carn, left, with his wife, Jean Carn, in a detail from the cover of their album <em>Spirit of the New Land</em>, released on Black Jazz Records in 1972.

Rediscovering The Enormous Social And Spiritual Legacy Of Black Jazz Records

As jazz experienced an awakening in the late '60s and early '70s , a record label from Oakland was at the forefront of capturing it. Now, those records are finally returning.

A photo from London New Year's Day Parade 2020.

London's New Year's Day Celebration 2021

Airs Friday, Jan. 1, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. on KPBS TV

Victims' Families In Lebanon Aim To Keep Explosion Probe Going

The dismissal of the lead judge investigating last year's massive blast in Beirut is raising fears of political interference to protect the country's leaders. The blast killed dozens of people.

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