Why is the infant mortality rate higher in African-American babies?
According to the CDC, in New Jersey the black infant mortality rate was 8.89 per 1000 live births compared to 3.07 per 1000 births for white, non-Hispanic infants … source
Art Trip: Tijuana | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
On this international art trip, we travel to Tijuana to meet with Ghana Think Tank and Torolab, explore the city, and visit artist Hugo Crosthwaite’s studio. Ghana Think Tank: http://www.ghanathinktank.org/…
What’s Your Problem? – Ghana Think Tank | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
This week we we head to Tijuana, Mexico to talk with John Ewing, Carmen Montoya, and Christopher Robbins of Ghana Think Tank, who are working on a project to encourage…
Ken Burns Isn’t Mad | HuffPost
It’s not that Ken Burns has thin skin. Maybe he did, early on, but he insists he’s different now. It’s that he has no patience for the people who pick…
Willie Cole – NJN/State of the Arts Showcase
New Jersey artist Willie Cole discusses his early artistic influences and the inspiration behind his sculpture and prints in this 2006 interview held during a major retrospective at the Montclair…
This Week: Textural Rhythms: Constructing the Jazz Tradition, Contemporary African American Quilts
San Francisco’s Museum of the African Diaspora features works of art spun from two highly improvisational forms of African American culture…jazz and quilting. Watch as featured artist Marion Coleman takes…
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Dom Flemons – African American Music Traditions in Kentucky & Appalachia – Lost River Sessions
The American Songster Dom Flemons & instrumentalist Brian Farrow gave a live presentation based on African American Music Traditions in Kentucky and Appalachia in an event held at the Clifton……
HISTORY DETECTIVES | Slave Songbook | PBS
Buy the DVD: http://www.shoppbs.org/entry.point?entry=3450837&source=PBSCS_YOUTUBE_HIDE6611:N:DGR:N:N:309:QPBS for more info: http://www.pbs.org/historydetectives. Watch the full segment from… source