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June 19, 2017: On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas to announce the Emancipation Proclamation, which ended slavery and the Civil War. More than 150 years later, communities across the U.S. remember the day as Juneteenth. Isabel Wilkerson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Warmth of Other Suns,” explains why she believes Juneteenth should be recognized as a national holiday. Plus, a look at terror and tension in the United Kingdom, history’s most expensive congressional race, gun rights and race in America, and a queer cabaret show that blends humor, politics, and history.

May 11, 2017

1. Gillibrand on Comey Firing: ‘No President Is Above the Law’ (6 min)

2. Special Prosecutor or Independent Commission? How the Russia Investigations Can Continue (7 min)

3. Measles Outbreak Hits Minnesota (4 min)

4. The Healing Power of Dance (7 min)

5. How J. Edgar Hoover Shaped the FBI (8 min)

June 25, 2015: 1. Supreme Court Hands Obama Two Major Victories | 2. A Dialogue to Peace? What Happens When Terrorists Are at The Negotiating Table | 3. New Dance Production Explores Soccer’s Gender Politics, Double Standards

Bill Bragin, the director of public programming for the famed Lincoln Center, on bringing free and adventurous music, dance, and art to all.