PBS NewsHour

May 17, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

May 17, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

Voter suppression and COVID-19’s impact on people of color

5m 17s

The Rev. William J. Barber has long tackled the issues of race, poverty and hatred. His Poor People’s Campaign in June will hold a digital assembly and march on Washington to draw attention to civil rights issues. Hari Sreenivasan spoke with the reverend about the impacts of COVID-19 on communities of color for our on-going initiative "Chasing the Dream: Poverty and Opportunity in America."

Previews + Extras

  • Keystone pipeline project proceeds amidst COVID-19 pandemic: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Keystone pipeline project proceeds amidst COVID-19 pandemic

    S2020 E148 - 6m 44s

    As thousands of transient, out-of-state oil workers enter states along the Keystone XL construction route in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, legal challenges are once again piling up against the Trump administration due to mounting health concerns. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano reports.

  • A mother's COVID-19 children's book parodies go viral: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A mother's COVID-19 children's book parodies go viral

    S2020 E148 - 3m 49s

    New York City mother of two Stefanie Trilling is aiming to bring a little joy to the world during the pandemic by parodying classic children's book covers. A lawyer by training with no artistic background, her paintings have gone viral on social media. NewsHour Weekend's Megan Thompson spoke to Trilling to learn more.

  • Putting a face in front of Chicago's shuttered businesses: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Putting a face in front of Chicago's shuttered businesses

    S2020 E148 - 3m 29s

    Like so many neighborhoods in America, Chicago's West Town has been largely shut down due to the coronavirus. But photographer Candice Cusic hopes she can put a face in front of the closed doors and dark windows of her neighborhood. NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker recently spoke to Cusic about her latest project.

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