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 Award-Winning Actor Courtney B. Vance and Director Rita Coburn Anchor Insightful Film Panel on PBS American Masters’ W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
Rita Coburn, Director of W.E.B. DuBois: Rebel With a Cause appears with actor, Courtney B. Vance, W.E.B. DuBois: Rebel With a Cause and Jasmine Simpkins, Panel Moderator and reporter, Los Angeles‑based KTLA News. Photo Credit: Amri Pinks

Award-Winning Actor Courtney B. Vance and Director Rita Coburn Anchor Insightful Film Panel on PBS American Masters’ W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause

Through Rita Coburn’s direction and the commanding interpretations of Common, Jeffrey Wright, Viola Davis, and Courtney B. Vance, the film invites a new generation to engage with Du Bois not as a distant historical figure but…

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Read more about the article ‘Rebel with a Cause’ spotlights life, legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois
W.E.B. Du Bois and his wife Shirley Graham Du Bois from “W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel with a Cause.” (Photo PBS)

‘Rebel with a Cause’ spotlights life, legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois

Born free in 1868 in Great Barrington, Mass., William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, known as W.E.B. Du Bois, remains a towering figure in African-American history and now gets a 21st…

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