Conventional philanthropy lacked representation, diversity and inclusion within its grantmaking and infrastructure, but a yearslong change has been building. Since the racial reckoning after the ...

This fall, Basic Black began its 54th season with an analysis of critical race theory, digging into the distorted discourse on how students should be taught American history, as well as the dangers of ...

One segment aired the challenges of businesses owned by people of color during the pandemic. Another episode was devoted to breast cancer being harder to treat in Black women. One show was about ...

Kim McLarin, Associate Professor at Emerson College, discusses racial generational trauma. Kim McLarin, Associate Professor & Graduate Program Director for the Department of Writing, Literature & ...

GBH said Wednesday it is relaunching “Basic Black,” which was public television’s longest-running program focused on people of color until production was suspended last year. The show will now be ...

Guest panelists affiliated with the Black Church discuss the state of the institution. Coming off the heels of Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s PBS special focusing on the Black Church, Basic Black takes the ...

Basic Black is a weekly television series airing on WGBH in Boston. Originally known as Say Brother, the show was created in 1968 and aims to reflect the concerns and culture of African Americans ...