Up Next
Back to Show
PBS NewsHour
In Ta-Nehisi Coates' new novel, memory is a superpower
To make the case for reparations for the toll of slavery, acclaimed writer Ta-Nehisi Coates has offered forceful advocacy and powerful data-driven argument. With his first novel, "The Water Dancer," he uses fiction to illuminate the Underground Railroad. Coates joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss the difference between history and myth, and his protagonist's superpower.
Support Provided By
Season
57:46
May 20, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
26:45
May 19, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode
26:45
May 18, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode
56:46
May 17, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
57:46
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen returns to the witness stand in the former president's hush money trial.
57:46
President Biden and former President Trump agree to debate as primary results offer a fresh glimpse into voters' minds.
57:46
The prosecution's star witness, Michael Cohen, is grilled by the defense in former President Trump's hush money trial.
57:46
Michael Cohen takes the stand in former president Trump's criminal hush money trial.
26:45
Why millions of Americans are using apps to get paid between paychecks.
26:45
An epidemiologist shares the latest updates about new COVID variants and a bird flu outbreak among cows.
57:46
The Biden administration says Israel is likely not adhering to international law in its war against Hamas.
57:46
Israel bombards Rafah as its leaders respond with defiance to President Biden freezing some weapons deliveries.