The Crosstown Neighborhood Newsletter

There is no one-size-fits-all news for Los Angeles, a sprawling city of four million. So we created 110 different email newsletters, one for each neighborhood.

“Living While Black”

Panhandle PBS’s “Living While Black” content initiative and outreach efforts asks Black Texas Panhandle residents to describe what “living while Black” means to them and how we can create change.

Summer Concert Series

CapRadio’s cross-platform Summer Concert Series supports local musicians from underrepresented groups and reunites music lovers with the live performances they’ve been missing during the pandemic.

WXXI Public Media Live Forum Series

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, WXXI produced six forums with a panel of experts and community leaders, who shared information about the virus, vaccines, reopening plans, the economy, and more.

Homegoings

‘Homegoings’ is a special series from Vermont Public Radio that features conversations with musicians of color who live in Vermont — about Black grief, resilience and music.

Report LA Fellowship

The KCRW Report LA Fellowship offers two full-time fellowship positions that pay a living-wage salary and benefits. The program is focused on training young journalists from diverse backgrounds.

State Street Mural Project

Following local protests against police brutality in Madison, WI, the city commissioned 70 murals. PBS Wisconsin documented these with a 360° camera to showcase the artists’ calls for justice.

Lede Voices

Journalists and diverse youth in New Orleans produced a video series profiling young local changemakers of color, driving narrative change in how local stories are told and who gets to tell them.

The Stand Photo Walk and Photo Contest

The Stand holds an annual Photo Walk to explore the neighborhood and capture a typical day in photos. With COVID, an innovative approach was taken to add a photo contest and still document our city.

Native Nevada

Native Nevada is a podcast series that brings greater depth and understanding of the culture, issues, and long-misrepresented history of Nevada’s Indigenous Peoples.

NoteWorthy

The NoteWorthy concert series pairs gifted Black and brown artists from Charlotte’s music scene with local classical musicians. It’s what happens when jazz, R&B, hip-hop, pop, and soul meet classical.

Tell Me the Story

“Tell Me The Story” is PBA’s award-winning, multi-platform digital campaign launched in support of PBS’s Henry Louis Gates documentary “The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song.”

Cap Times Live

Cap Times Live is a livestreamed concert series developed to support local musicians after a year (or more) of no in-person concerts due to COVID-19. Viewers can watch via Zoom or Facebook Live.

The WNET Group’s New American Dream

5-week town hall series gathering thought leaders from across the US to discuss the impact of white supremacy on America today, and ways to make the nation more accountable to its democratic ideals.

The State of Race

“The State of Race” displays the best of what local media can do during tumultuous times: illuminate important issues, shed light on injustice, foster audience engagement and direct people to action.