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Leaving Hollywood for Broadway
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Marvin Hamlisch had won three Academy Awards but wanted to work on Broadway shows.
Unladylike2020
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Charlotta Bass was the first Black woman to run for Vice President of the United States.
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Nikole Hannah Jones
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She created the 1619 Project on slavery for The New York Times Magazine.
Jeannette Rankin: The First Woman Member of U.S. Congress
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Jeannette Rankin made history as the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress.
Two Things That Gave Carl Reiner the Most Pleasure in Life
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Comic legend Carl Reiner describes the two things that gave him the most pleasure in life.
In Memoriam: Actress Zoe Caldwell
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Zoe Caldwell discusses how she disrupted the English class system with song and dance.
Jovita Idar: Mexican American Activist and Journalist
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Jovita Idar was a Latina journalist who worked for an end to segregation and racism.
Zitkála-Šá: Trailblazing American Indian Composer and Writer
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Zitkála-Šá co-composed and wrote the libretto for the first American Indian opera.
Joseph Pulitzer's and the Brooklyn Bridge
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How Joseph Pulitzer challenged the one-penny pedestrian toll on the Brooklyn Bridge.
The Spanish-American War and Yellow Journalism
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How Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst crossed the line into "yellow journalism."
Filmmaker Sam Pollard on His August Wilson Documentary
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Director Sam Pollard talks about Wilson's relevance, interviewing actors and more.
August Wilson on the Dialogue in His Plays
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August Wilson describes how dialogue comes to him and guides his character development.
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