Anatomy of a Scene: How to Have an American Baby

In a poignant story of healing and forgiveness, Jamaican-American poet and LGBTQ+ activist Staceyann Chin explores how to raise a child after being abandoned by her own mother. Known for her work in Def Poetry Slam and shows like MotherStruck!, Chin embarks on a journey across Brooklyn, Montreal, Cologne, and Jamaica to find her mother, ultimately creating a new sense of home with her daughter.

Amidst the brutal Russian invasion, three Ukrainian artists find creative inspiration and resilience as they defend their culture and their country. Choosing to stay behind they are armed with their art, their cameras, and, for the first time in their lives, their guns. As the war intensifies, they document themselves to capture an idyllic past, uncertain present, and hopeful future.

On January 29, 1998, the New Woman All Women Health Care Clinic in Birmingham, Alabama, was bombed. It was one of the few clinics that provided abortions in the state. Emily Lyons, a nurse, had just arrived for her shift when the homemade bomb filled with nails and gravel was detonated. At StoryCorps, Emily spoke with her husband Jeff.