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Premieres Monday, July 7, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Black activist Francia Márquez rises from rural Colombia to launch a historic presidential campaign that defies the political establishment. By espousing a different way of doing politics and championing equality, she inspires a nationwide movement that challenges centuries of exclusion.

Mallon has been keeping diaries for most of his life. The Very Heart of It collects entries from the years 1983 to 1994, when he had recently come out as gay and moved to New York City.

President Trump declined to say whether the U.S. would strike Iranian nuclear facilities, moments after Iran's supreme leader warned the U.S. against an attack and rejected Trump's call to surrender.

Trump prometió en enero enviar hasta 30,000 migrantes a Guantánamo, pero hasta el momento alrededor de 500 han sido trasladados en avión. Los críticos afirman que su objetivo parece ser intimidar a los migrantes para que se autodeporten.

KPBS and One Book, One San Diego Screening Event: Free For All Join KPBS as we celebrate America’s Libraries with a public screening of Independent Lens: "Free for All: The Public Library." The film tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea into reality. From the pioneering women behind the “Free Library Movement” to today’s librarians, learn how the public library system impacts our culture and democracy. A panel discussion moderated by KPBS Arts Reporter Julia Dixon Evans will follow the film’s presentation along with audience Q&A. Julia will be joined by San Diego County Library Director Migell Acosta, Oceanside Public Library Principal Youth Librarian Amy Kleman and additional guests. This event is organized by KPBS in collaboration with the San Diego Central Library and One Book, One San Diego. Many thanks to the San Diego Central Library for generously hosting this event in their Neil Morgan Auditorium. Please register to attend this free public event.

The order, for now, overturns actions that limited DOGE's access to sensitive private information. In a separate case, the court said DOGE did not have to share internal records with a watchdog group.

For many working adults, the summer can often feel the same as the rest of the year. So, maybe our idea of a "summer read" should encompass a wider swath of books? Here are a few out this week.

The House version of the tax bill would revoke credits for EVs starting at the end of this year. If the plan survives, it would dramatically shape automaker investments and EV sales.

Fentanyl is driving overdose deaths in San Diego and beyond. Steve Breen explores the problem and the human toll through illustrated storytelling.

Join Palomar College's Pride Center for a very special screening of the new documentary "Sally!" followed by an in-person conversation with the film's Co-Director Ondine Rarey! The screening will take place on Palomar College's San Marcos campus on March 20 at 5 p.m. FILM SYNOPSIS: "Sally!" (2024) Sally Gearhart was a charismatic trailblazer who led the charge in the 1970s and '80s lesbian feminist movement, leaving an indelible mark on women’s rights and LGBTQ+ equality. A brilliant and magnetic superstar, she inspired thousands with her unapologetic activism and visionary leadership. Yet, by 2008, her pivotal contributions had been all but forgotten, her legacy notably absent from the Hollywood film Milk. How could history overlook Sally Gearhart? This is the story of a revolutionary figure who cannot be erased. SPECIAL GUEST: Ondine Rarey Ondine is a filmmaker, editor, and writer. Her documentary FOOLS AND HEROES was a Grimme-Preis nominee (the German equivalent of an Emmy), airing on ARTE in France as well as stateside on PBS. She has edited well over a dozen documentary features and shorts, including "Now en Español" (for PBS), "A Great Ride," "Who Will Write Our History" and, “Rebel Hearts” an official selection at Sundance 2021. She has also worked on multiple TV series, including KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS and ALIEN ENCOUNTERS.