legacy

Michael Jackson performs during the Super Bowl Halftime show in 1993, the year that "Think Twice" picks up his story.

Music & Culture
Arts

How should we think about Michael Jackson's music? A new podcast explores his legacy

9:36am April 26, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Journalist Leon Neyfakh and hip-hop commentator Jay Smooth explore Jackson's staying power despite allegations of child sexual abuse. They call the series a "social history" rather than a biography.

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Mourners pay their respects at a mural of Rep. John Lewis painted on a building in Atlanta. The civil rights icon and congressman died on Friday.

National

Calls Grow To Honor John Lewis In Ways Both Symbolic And Concrete

8:26pm July 19, 2020

by Rachel Treisman

Proposed ideas include renaming the Edmund Pettus Bridge in honor of the late congressman and passing expanded voting rights legislation in his name.