The legendary Black leader, who was born just three years after the Civil War ended, gets a long-overdue close-up in 'W.E.B.

‘Rebel With A Cause’ chronicles the life and times of Du Bois, amplified with dramatic retellings by Common, Jeffrey Wright, ...

W.E.B. Du Bois (1868–1963) was one of the most influential intellectuals in the fight for civil rights. Born just a few years ...

PBS’s American Masters series on Tuesday salutes the ground-breaking leadership, inspiration and history of a spectacular ...

When I first read W.E.B. Du Bois’ 1903 book, “The Souls of Black Folks,” some 90 years after it was published, I was struck ...

Premieres Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+ / Encore Wednesday, May 27 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2.

"A Harlem Wedding" is based on the life of Yolande Du Bois, the daughter of civil rights icon W.E.B Du Bois, who married the ...

Pastor Kenneth Whalum discusses new PBS documentary on W.E.B. Du Bois ...

*W.E.B. Du Bois said it in 1903: “The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line.” Over 120 years ...

While it became an issue during the 2024 presidential election, Project 2025 policies had unfolded in Louisiana years before Trump’s first executive order. Since 2023, under Governor Jeff Landry, the ...

Decades ago, W. E. B. Du Bois warned, “As goes the South, so goes the nation.” That warning carries renewed weight after last week, when Louisiana experienced two significant challenges to its ...