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Marked! Watch, Create & Contribute with Randolph County Library
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (197+ words) School is out and summer is in! Come kick it off with this screening of Marked! at Randolph County Library. Following the screening, there will be activities for adults and children to get you ready for America's 250th birthday." 106 Pearl Street…...
'Taiwan Travelogue' wins the 2026 International Booker Prize
1+ day, 24+ min ago (390+ words) May 19, 2026 5: 31 PM Taiwan Travelogue author Y'ng Shu'ng-z, left, and translator Lin King are the first Taiwanese and Taiwanese-American winners of the International Booker Prize. They are pictured above in London on Monday. / AFP via Getty Images Y'ng Shu'ng-z's Taiwan Travelogue…...
Documentary director on W. E. B. Du Bois: 'Atlanta is where he found his home"
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (272+ words) May 19, 2026 11: 12 AM LISTEN: W. E. B. Du Bois: Rebel with a Cause airs May 19 on GPB as part of the PBS American Masters series. Documentary director Rita Coburn spoke with GPB's Kristi York Wooten about the writer and activist's impact and stints he…...
GPB Wins 11 Emmys from the Southeast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (332+ words) Congratulations to GPB's Emmy winners! During the ceremony hosted by the Southeast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences on May 16 in Atlanta, GPB was recognized with 11 awards. In addition to Georgia, the Southeast chapter honors television…...
Sunday Puzzle: Between the lines
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (188+ words) May 17, 2026 7: 00 AM Sunday Puzzle / NPR The on-air challenge goes here. Last week's challenge comes from Joshua Green, of Columbia, Md. Think of a popular film franchise with many sequels. Hidden in consecutive letters inside its name is a place mentioned multiple…...
How Tamara Rojo is remaking ballet
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (1211+ words) San Francisco Ballet artistic director Tamara Rojo is known for taking risks. She says that, with the exception of Nutcracker, "every time you bring back the same work, less people will come. You are cannibalizing yourself. So that's not really…...
Josh Groban in Duluth, GA
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (116+ words) See Josh Groban with special guest Jennifer Hudson at the Gas South Arena when you support GPB. As our thanks to you for supporting GPB, we have tickets to see Josh Groban with special guest Jennifer Hudson at the Gas…...
With 'Momma May Be Mad,' Georgia writer writes a memoir despite memory loss and other trauma
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (313+ words) May 15, 2026 8: 35 AM LISTEN: How do you write a memoir with large chunks of your memory obliterated? As Georgia writer Carrie Neville underwent the frightening process of electroconvulsive therapy in the hopes of curing her crippling anorexia, addiction and suicidal thoughts,…...
The High Museum's new show features one of Georgia's most renowned living artists: Amy Sherald
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (409+ words) May 15, 2026 10: 03 AM LISTEN: "American Sublime" is the Columbus, Ga. , portraitist's celebration of "the excellence of everyday Americans" (and former first lady Michelle Obama). GPB's Kristi York Wooten reports. Amy Sherald is pictured with her 2022 painting, "A God Blessed Land." "American…...
Beyond the Battle: How One Couple Is Redefining Street Dance Culture
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (364+ words) Moving to Atlanta from Houston made it difficult at first for him to be accepted by local dance crews. "I wanted to form a crew because so many crews out here were very cliqueish," Anthony explained. "If you're a certain…...