Drawn In Pilot Initiative

To close the literacy gap for BIPOC kids, Nine PBS partnered with Lion Forge Animation to develop the Drawn In Pilot Initiative featuring animated videos, comics, web games, and community sessions.

Black Arts Legacies

Black Arts Legacies is a new multimedia website highlighting the impact of Black artists in Seattle past and present. Season 1 celebrates 26 artists in written profiles, videos, a podcast and photos.

Ogden Listening Tour

The “Ogden Listening Tour” informs KUER on how to 1) Increase coverage of a geographic area, 2) Increase listenership, and 3) Connect with a diverse population

Safe Haven: Louisiana’s Green Book

The historic Green Book inspired LPB’s Safe Haven: Louisiana’s Green Book, a multimedia digital first series focusing on the businesses & places African Americans turned to during the Jim Crow era.

Minnehistories

Minnehistories are bite-sized videos that share pieces of Minnesota history and allow the audience to reminisce or learn about an unfamiliar event, figure, or place in Minnesota history.

21

A documentary short film project highlighting difference makers in each of the 21 counties in New Jersey

Accountability in Glynn County, Georgia

The Current sparked police accountability in Brunswick, GA after Ahmaud Arbery’s murder with an investigative project that showed a pattern of implicit bias against Black residents by law enforcement.

A People’s History of Kansas City

“A People’s History of Kansas City” is an award-winning narrative history podcast about the everyday heroes who shaped the region. It centers the stories that have too often been forgotten or ignored.

Buffalo, What’s Next?

“Buffalo What’s Next?” is a program created after a white supremacist killed 10 in a mass shooting on Buffalo’s mostly Black East side. It concentrates on difficult talk about segregation and race.

Palmetto Perspectives

Palmetto Perspectives aims to bring together a diverse group of voices to discuss the critical issues facing South Carolina and its communities while engaging viewers throughout the state.

Documented Semanal

Documented Semanal is a newsletter serving Spanish-speaking immigrant communities in New York, and allowing them to participate in the making of journalism on the most pressing issues affecting them.

Basketball Park Takeover

We hosted a Basketball Park Takeover which attracted over 200 Black youth ages 15-24, to establish trust and awareness of The Kansas City Defender. Numerous attendants are now regular readers.

Yellowhammer History Hunt

Yellowhammer History Hunt is a digital series that takes viewers on a journey through Alabama’s past, exploring the places and people that define Alabama. Includes corresponding educational materials.