Read more about the article Jeffrey Wright to join director Rita Coburn for London Premiere of W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause

Jeffrey Wright to join director Rita Coburn for London Premiere of W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause

Acclaimed documentary from Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Rita Coburn to screen at Charlotte Street Hotel, followed by a conversation with Coburn and Wright LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, October 14, 2026…

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Read more about the article UCLA’s class of 2026 prepares to break barriers and shape a changing world
Jackie Joyner-Kersee delivering the keynote address. Photo: David Esquivel/UCLA

UCLA’s class of 2026 prepares to break barriers and shape a changing world

Olympic legend Jackie Joyner-Kersee and UCLA leaders encourage graduates to embrace change, overcome obstacles, and lead with kindness and purpose It took a little doing, but Justin Dixon’s sister finally…

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Read more about the article Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee to Deliver UCLA Commencement Address
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Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee to Deliver UCLA Commencement Address

Olympic legend and UCLA alum Jackie Joyner-Kersee will return to campus Friday to deliver the keynote address at the university’s 2026 commencement ceremonies. Joyner-Kersee, a six-time Olympic medalist, will speak…

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Read more about the article The life and legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois
The two-hour film, “W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel with a Cause,” follows his life in chronological order from being born right after the Emancipation Proclamation to his role in the rise of the Civil Rights Movement. (AP Photo, File)

The life and legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois

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There’s a new PBS documentary about the life and legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois — the prolific scholar and civil rights pioneer. The two-hour film, “W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel with…

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Read more about the article Documentary director on W.E.B. Du Bois: ‘Atlanta is where he found his home’
The scholar, writer and activist W.E.B. Du Bois at his desk at Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University) in the early 1900s. Credit: W.E.B Du Bois Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries

Documentary director on W.E.B. Du Bois: ‘Atlanta is where he found his home’

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W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel with a Cause airs May 19 on GPB as part of the PBS American Masters series. Documentary director Rita Coburn spoke with GPB's Kristi York Wooten about the writer…

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Read more about the article AMERICAN MASTERS: W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel with a Cause
W.E.B. Du Bois seated at desk in office at Atlanta University, 1909. Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries/PBS

AMERICAN MASTERS: W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel with a Cause

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Premieres Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+ / Encore Wednesday, May 27 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 AMERICAN MASTERS announced the new documentary "W.E.B. Du Bois:…

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Read more about the article In new PBS documentary, the complexities and legend of W.E.B. Du Bois come to life
American sociologist, civil rights activist and historian, WEB Du Bois, with his second wife, author, composer and playwright Shirley Graham Du Bois, Southampton, Hampshire, August 15th 1958. (Photo by Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

In new PBS documentary, the complexities and legend of W.E.B. Du Bois come to life

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‘Rebel With A Cause’ chronicles the life and times of Du Bois, amplified with dramatic retellings by Common, Jeffrey Wright, and Courtney B. Vance, with Viola Davis as narrator. The…

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