Ilmar and Aldo are virtuoso Cuban-born brothers living on opposite sides of a geopolitical chasm a half century wide. Tracking their parallel lives, poignant reunion, and momentous first performances together, Los Hermanos/The Brothers offers a nuanced, often startling view of estranged nations through the lens of music and family.

How would you handle the trauma of losing a loved one? Murders That Matter documents African American Muslim mother Movita Johnson-Harrell over five years as she transforms from a victim of violent trauma into a fierce advocate against gun violence in Black communities. Produced in association with ITVS.

Uýra shares ancestral knowledge with Indigenous youth in the Amazon to promote the significance of identity and place, threatened by Brazil's oppressive political regime. Through dance, poetry, and stunning characterization, Uýra confronts historical racism, transphobia, and environmental destruction, while emphasizing the interdependence of humans and the environment.

After 20 years of living in the United States, an undocumented family decides to return home. Little do they know it will be the most difficult journey of their lives. Set between the backdrop of the rodeo rings of North Carolina and the spellbinding Mexican hometown they long for, Bulls and Saints is a love story of reverse migration, rebellion, and redemption.

The story of a Mississippi town’s effort to integrate its public schools in 1970.

The Busing Battleground viscerally captures the class tensions and racial violence that ensued when Black and white students in Boston were bused for the first time between neighborhoods to comply with a federal desegregation order.

GREAT PERFORMANCES Leonard Bernstein’s Kaddish Symphony examines questions of humanity and faith, exploring the complicated nature of a higher power who governs mortality. The performance features Marin Alsop conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, with soprano Janai Brugger, the Chicago Children’s Choir and Jaye Ladymore as narrator.

In response to the devastating wildfires on Maui, Hawaiʻi bands together for "Maui Ola: A Benefit Concert for Maui." PBS Hawai‘i will broadcast and stream a live concert from Bishop Museum on Sunday, August 20, 2023, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm.

Due to our broadcast of Ola Hou: A Benefit Concert for Maui
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover and PBS News Weekend will not be broadcast on Sunday, August 20.

Self-taught ramen master Masamoto Ueda and his wife Kazuko have run their Tokyo ramen shop, Bizentei for more than forty years. Together with their customers, they have created a welcoming place of community.