PBS American Portrait
PBS American Portrait, a national storytelling project aligned with PBS's 50th anniversary celebration, invites America to participate in a national conversation about what it really means to be an American today.
A digital first initiative produced by RadicalMedia, American Portrait begins as a platform for people to share photos, videos, and text submissions and capture the state and spirit of our nation.
As PBS's most ambitious initiative to date, the project is envisioned to encompass publishing, short form content, classroom engagement, a web miniseries, public art installations, live events, and in January 2021, a nationally televised documentary series on PBS stations.
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Thu. May 13 at 9:30pm on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | It’s a story told by everyday people - in their own words - on their struggles, triumphs, and joys.In…
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Thu. Mar. 25, 2021 at 7pm on WKAR OVEE | Come together for a special WKAR and online screening of The Story of Us: A Michigan American Portrait Special.…
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Tue. Jan. 26 at 9pm on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | First-person stories from across the country take you inside the movement for an antiracist…
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Tue. Jan. 19 at 9pm on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | Across America, people film themselves as they try to preserve or change long-standing traditions.From…
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Tue. Jan. 5 at 9pm on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | Self-shot stories reveal the meaning of the American dream and what it means to pursue it today.From the…
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Mon. Oct. 26, at 9 p.m. on WKAR HD-23.1 and streaming | A Michigan nurse faces two crises at once: COVID-19 and racial tensions in the U.S. WATCH…
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WATCH NOW | Explore how people in different age groups see themselves and their place in America. Through self-shot video, they share common experiences…
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WATCH NOW | See a moving and meaningful picture of families in America today and the way they shape our lives.Surrounded by a chorus of voices from user…
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WATCH NOW | Hear firsthand accounts of how the coronavirus pandemic has affected everyday Americans.Since early January, the PBS American Portrait website…