According to government officials, domestic terrorism by white supremacists is the nation's most urgent threat. EXTREMISM IN AMERICA, from Retro Report and The WNET Group’s Exploring Hate initiative, shows how the spread of extremist beliefs and violence was downplayed for…
According to government officials, domestic terrorism by white supremacists is the nation's most urgent threat. EXTREMISM IN AMERICA, from Retro Report and The WNET Group’s Exploring Hate initiative, shows how the spread of extremist beliefs and violence was downplayed for…
The horrific spa shootings that rocked Atlanta in 2021 left eight people dead -- including six Asian women -- and an Asian American community shrouded in grief and fear. A new documentary on PBS.org, "Rising Against Asian Hate," explores the…
On March 16, 2021, a 21-year-old white man murdered eight people in attacks on three separate spas across metropolitan Atlanta. Six of the eight victims were of Asian descent. Filmmakers Gina Kim and Titi Yu set out to tell the…
In summer 2020, the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer awakened in Americans a renewed sense of urgency. Protests broke out across the United States in a demand for justice, police reform and accountability.
Famed actor and activist Ossie Davis narrates and acts in this nine-part series from 1965. The first episode focuses on the word “negro” — its origin, its meaning in society and the deep psychological scars left upon people by its…
A weekly public affairs program geared toward teens, led by University of Massachusetts history professor David Wyman with a group of high school students in a roundtable discussion. The focus for this episode was the Holocaust, the lessons of history,…
Explore the fight against anti-Asian American hate following the March 2021 mass shootings in Atlanta. Examine how this critical moment of racial reckoning sheds light on the struggles and triumphs of AAPI communities. Narrated by Sandra Oh.
Robert Peterson is the son of Yong Ae Yue. Yue was one of eight people shot and killed by a gunman targeting Asian-owned spas in the Atlanta area on March 16, 2021.
Former U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak speaks to the unique challenges of prosecuting hate crimes aimed at Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Charles Jung, the executive director of the California Asian Pacific American Bar Association, speaks about the history of violence and bias against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
Two of New Jersey’s Democratic congressmen are calling for urgent action to combat antisemitism and hate crimes.