What if we were to start America from scratch today? A @PBSDS YouTube series created by @Rewire_dot_org and hosted by @2santMorrison. #AmericaScratchPBS
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America From Scratch • PBS retweeted
4 Jun 2020
.@AmericaScratch from asks difficult, important questions, like:
What if protesting was illegal? ▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=aCAAjmm3…
Should we police our police? ▶️
youtu.be/m7KRJ7PZsrw
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Hundreds of people converged on the White House and marched along the National Mall, chanting “Black Lives Matter,” “I can’t breathe” and “No justice, no peace.”
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28 May 2020
Should we raise the national standard for police use of force? Video here: youtu.be/m7KRJ7PZsrw
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"I hope that the president will condemn the racism that is inherent in our institutions and our systems, particularly our law enforcement and law enforcement communities, and call for a cease of killing of black unarmed people." (From @NewsHour)
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America From Scratch • PBS retweeted
26 May 2020
📢 It is live! Experience @dyllonburnside's journey through the South with the first episode of #PridelandPBS! youtu.be/YjGgwxHwFwY
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21 May 2020
Conspiracy theories continue to spread even with efforts to fight disinformation. rewire.org/why-so-many-coron…
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19 May 2020
We did it!!! 🥳 Our show Sound Field just won a Webby!
19 May 2020
Our documentary on the music of the ballroom scene just won 2 Webby awards! Shout out to @QweenBeat and @TheOnlyMikeQ for telling this story with us. 💖 Here's the documentary youtu.be/ULzamIl1Ehw
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Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to discuss safely reopening schools and workplaces as states move to ease their restrictions. Here are the top moments from the hearing. (From @NewsHour) pbs.org/newshour/politics/ke…
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America From Scratch • PBS retweeted
5 May 2020
We’ll be thanking our civics #teachers who taught us how democracy should work and represent the people. #TeacherAppreciationWeek
Happy #TeacherAppreciationWeek! Teachers always go above & beyond for their students' success — the #COVID19 pandemic has shown that more than ever. Want to #ThankATeacher? Nominate them (or yourself) for the #ThankAHero sweepstakes today: aft.org/thankahero
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America From Scratch • PBS retweeted
4 May 2020
Listen y'all, we are down just 2% in voting with only 3 days left to go. Text your friends, write to your family, sing to your crush, and tell them to vote for 'The Sound of NYC'! It takes just a few seconds at the link here: bit.ly/2W6MHAP
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Looking to help? Here's what to expect. (From @Rewire_dot_org) to.pbs.org/35rR9OV
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America From Scratch • PBS retweeted
29 Apr 2020
Although @Trevornoah, @lizzo , @LeoDiCaprio, @billieeilish and @idriselba aren’t on the ballot in November, you can watch @TheWebbyAwards to see how we teamed up w/ our partners to make sure you are #registered to #vote !
28 Apr 2020
THR was nominated in the #Webbys' general website category, with @billieeilish, @Florence_Pugh, @LeoDiCaprio, @ArianaGrande, @idriselba, and @billyeichner among the other contenders for the awards recognizing the best of the internet thr.cm/Xb4zntr
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America From Scratch • PBS retweeted
18 Apr 2020
How to Fact-Check Like a Journalist with @lauragrb of @firstdraftnews buff.ly/2wMmJKj Watch as she uses publicly available tools to debunk a viral video. Part of what separates a journalist from everyone else in your feed; the WORK to verify #TakeOnFake
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America From Scratch • PBS retweeted
30 Apr 2020
The memes won't stop until we win this thing! We are nominated for a Webby and there are so few votes that each vote counts a lot! So please help us and vote for 'The Sound of NYC' here: bit.ly/2W6MHAP
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🎞COMING SOON🎞
'Asian Americans': an epic 5-hour film from @PBS that delivers a bold, fresh perspective on a history that matters today, more than ever.
Watch this trailer, and mark your cals for the broadcast Mon 5/11 and Tue 5/12 on KQED TV and free online!
#AsianAmPBS
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America From Scratch • PBS retweeted
28 Apr 2020
Our episode with @QweenBeat on the NYC ballroom scene is nominated for a Webby! Please help us by voting for it here: bit.ly/2KGbLcD Qween Beat takin over!
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20 Apr 2020
It's our 2nd birthday today! This is a throwback to our first episode that we released: Should We Let 12-Year-Olds Vote? Fun fact, this shoot day was the first time I met Toussaint. youtu.be/MSbNR-Ghdb4
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