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Host John Leguizamo discovers that while Latinos were often relegated to the fringes of mainstream society, they made profound contributions to the nation and that Latino history is the history of the United States.👏🏾 Watch "American Historia" on October 11th at 9pm on WXXI-TV and on the Live Stream. Watch past episodes on-demand and on WORLD.📺 Link in bio. Or here:

Host John Leguizamo discovers that while Latinos were often relegated to the fringes of mainstream society, they made profound contributions to the nation and that Latino history is the history of the United States.👏🏾 Watch "American Historia" on October 11th at 9pm on WXXI-TV and on the Live Stream. Watch past episodes on-demand and on WORLD.📺

VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos • On-demand “If our contributions were written back into history textbooks, can you imagine how America would see us?’ says Leguizamo. “More importantly, can you imagine how we would see ourselves?” Photo: Creator and host John Leguizamo on the set of AMERICAN HISTORIA./ Credit: NGL Studios Inspired by ...

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Student Mental Health Matters: Check out a toolkit, video shorts and full films.

U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye survived a WWII battle injury resulting in the amputation of his right arm. See his lifelong public service, championing the cause of justice & equality for all Americans, including people living with disabilities in this short episode of Renegades (Open Captioning, ASL & Extended Audio Description Available) Link in bio. & at https://www.wxxi.org/highlights/renegades-daniel-inouye-on-demand/

U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye survived a WWII battle injury resulting in the amputation of his right arm. See his lifelong public service, championing the cause of justice & equality for all Americans, including people living with disabilities in this short episode of Renegades (Open Captioning, ASL & Extended Audio Description Available) https://www.wxxi.org/highlights/renegades-daniel-inouye-on-demand/

Explore the story of Dominican-American poet and novelist Julia Alvarez, who burst onto the literary scene and blazed a trail for a generation of Latino authors. Watch through 10/30. Available in English & Spanish & with accessibility features such as audio description & ASL versions.

American Masters | Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined | Season 38 | PBS Explore the story of writer Julia Alvarez, who blazed a trail for a generation of Latino authors.

VOCES: American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos: It is one of the most important shows to come out in mainstream Television for Latinos! This is the historical corrective needed for decades! A 3 part series on the contributions of Latinos to the making of America since and before 1492! Airs October 4 & October 11 at 9pm ET on WXXI-TV and Live stream & PBS. Click below for on-demand episodes and background articles.

VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos • On-demand “If our contributions were written back into history textbooks, can you imagine how America would see us?’ says Leguizamo. “More importantly, can you imagine how we would see ourselves?” Photo: Creator and host John Leguizamo on the set of AMERICAN HISTORIA./ Credit: NGL Studios Inspired by ...

Meet the woman who brought sci-fi and fantasy literature to the mainstream. “Renegades: Judy-Lynn del Rey” is now streaming: https://www.wxxi.org/highlights/renegades-judy-lynn-del-rey-the-galaxy-gal-on-demand/

Do you follow Elmo on social? Meet the social media manager behind his account. (And if you don't follow him, you should.)

Becoming Elmo: How Sesame Workshop brings joy to social media The social media manager behind Elmo’s accounts talked to us about achieving virality through feel-good posts.

Stressed out? These 8 skills can help boost mood and reduce anxiety.

Stressed out? These 8 skills can help boost mood and reduce anxiety Life is stressful. Whether it’s work or relationship issues or you’re worrying about politics or global conflict, it can be overwhelming. NPR’s Stress Less: A quest to reclaim your calm aims to help.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, which is observed from September 15 to October 15, by reading about the histories, cultures and contributions of Latino Americans. These titles tell the stories of famous Latinos whose legacies we continue to celebrate and discuss.

Books About Latinos Who Made a Difference | Parenting Tips & Advice Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, which is observed from September 15 to October 15, by reading about the histories, cultures and contributions of Latino…

Join the NYS Library on Thursday, October 10th, at 6:30 PM EDT for a free, virtual panel discussion with the authors of Creating Reading Rainbow: The Untold Story of a Beloved Children’s Series.

This book tells the story of how the wonderful series came to be, and how collaboration between libraries, educators, and public broadcasting was instrumental in its development and success.

Space is limited and registration is required. For more information and to register, please visit: https://buff.ly/3TIwH6Z

Audio Description (AD) or Descriptive Video Service (DVS) is a secondary audio track that describes what’s appearing on screen during a video. This option is made available to audiences who are blind or visually impaired. Click through to find the growing list of thousands of PBS videos with this feature and directions on how to activate it on multiple devices.

Audio Description on PBS Videos How do I enable Audio Description on PBS videos? Audio Description (AD) or Descriptive Video Service (DVS) is a secondary audio track that describes what’s appearing on screen during a video. This option is made available to audiences who are blind or visually impaired.  Not every video on the PB...

Jewish families worldwide welcome the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. May the coming year bring peace and hope for a brighter future.

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Explore the story of the woman who revolutionized the world of science fiction by editing and publishing books from iconic sci-fi writers. “Renegades: Judy-Lynn del Rey” is now streaming with open captions, ASL and audio description options.

Renegades: Judy-Lynn del Rey: The Galaxy Gal: On-Demand In this new digital series, musician and disability inclusion advocate Lachi explores the cultural contributions of people with disabilities and how they transformed America. The episode exploring Judy-Lynn del Rey’s life is the story of a woman with dwarfism who revolutionized the world of scienc...

Introducing RENEGADES - a new series showcasing the lives and cultural contributions of little-known historical figures with disabilities from American Masters. Episodes will release every Tuesday in October in 3 versions: Captioned; Open Captioned with On-Screen American Sign Language (ASL); and Extended audio description and large open captions.
Learn More: https://www.wxxi.org/projects/american-masters-renegades/

Renegades | American Masters | PBS This documentary series explores the lives of diverse, lesser-known historical figures with disabilities and their impact on U.S. society.

Show your students whether it's possible to change someone's mind online with research on how people use social media during the election season.

Can You Change Someone's Mind on Social Media? | Above the Noise | PBS LearningMedia Who hasn't witnessed a toxic conversation online? Thanks to something called the 'disinhibition effect' people feel free to say things on the internet that they wouldn't say IRL. But under the right conditions, people do actually change their minds about hot-button issues. The “Change My View” s...

Yes, we can solve the mystery behind all of that pumpkin-spice! Enjoy!

New York Spotlight: Arts Education Personal History Initiative Now Launched!

Fine Arts Educators: What are your students creating? How are your teachers and schools contributing to our cultural landscape? Share dance, media arts, music, theater, and visual arts stories to celebrate arts across our great state! Share student work and archive a piece of school history through this collection.

Submit your stories here:

New York Spotlight: Arts Education | New York State Personal History Initiative New York State is a vibrant home to the arts and a leader in arts education. What are your students creating? How are your teachers and schools contributing to our cultural landscape? Share dance, media arts, music, theater, and visual arts stories to celebrate arts across our great state!

Happy ! 📷 Whether for breakfast or dinner, a tall stack of pancakes is always a good idea. While making some learn about pancakes from around the world by listening to "The Big Flip" podcast episode from The Plate Show!

The Big Flip! (Pancakes) | The Plate Show Podcast | PBS LearningMedia I flip, you flip, we all flip for…pancakes!  Join Spoonie as she explores different types of pancakes from all over the world. Spoonie is all ready to make super fluffy buttermilk pancakes – yum!- but will friend and fellow utensil, Spatty the spatula be able to get over his nerves in time to f...