Bringing Powerful Subjects to the Big Screen with Elaine McMillion Sheldon
Air Dates: July 13-18, 2021 Documentary filmmakers take us into the lives of their subjects in a way that the
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Story in the Public Square
“Story in the Public Square” is a year-round initiative to study and celebrate public storytelling. It features an annual conference, lectures, awards and student contests, as well as original scholarship about public storytelling and how those stories can affect the public debate.
Story in the Public Square is directed by Ocean State Stories Director G. Wayne Miller with Pell Center Executive Director Jim Ludes.
Fighting for Human Rights for all Americans with Kylar Broadus
Air Dates: July 5-11, 2021 The Human Rights Campaign estimates that there are 2 million transgender people living in the
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Uncovering the Truth Behind a Haunting Holocaust Photograph with Wendy Lower
Air Dates: June 21-27, 2021 In 2009, an acclaimed historian of the Holocaust was shown a picture of one family’s
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Exploring Heartache Through Word and Music with Dessa
Air Dates: June 14-20, 2021 Everyone of us knows heartache—the sweet melancholy of a love that just doesn’t work. Multi-talented
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Harnessing Love as a Force for Pivotal Change with Valarie Kaur
Air Dates: June 7-13, 2021 Love is the stuff of poetry, and heartache, and hope, and songs. Valarie Kaur says
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“Story in the Public Square” Wins Bronze in 42nd-Annual Telly Awards
NEWPORT, RI (May 25, 2021) – “Story in the Public Square” has won bronze for excellence in Public Interest Television
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Discussing the State of Asian-American-Targeted Violence with Janelle Wong
Air Dates: May 24-30, 2021 Hate crimes are nothing new to members of the Asian American community. Dr. Janelle Wong
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Season Seven of “Story in the Public Square” Set for July Premier
May 17, 2021, NEWPORT, RI – “Story in the Public Square,” the four-time Telly-Award winning series from the Pell Center
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Capturing Life in Lyric and Melody with Mariee Sioux
Air Dates: May 17-23, 2021 Folk music has a long and rich tradition in the United States, telling stories by
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