This local production illuminates the rich history of this northeast side neighborhood and captures the determination of today’s residents to maintain the pride and stability that have long been the hallmarks of their community. Martindale-Brightwood residents have rallied together and developed a new vision for their community — a plan designed to help children, lower crime, improve incomes and revitalize housing.

President and Mrs. Obama will host In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement, in honor of Black History Month. The music special will include Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Seal, Smokey Robinson and the Blind Boys of Alabama.

The critically acclaimed PBS broadcasts African American Lives (2006) and Oprah’s Roots (2007) shone a national spotlight on the powerful process of discovering one’s family history. Now, Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. guides an all-new group – poet Maya Angelou, author Bliss Broyard, actor Don Cheadle, actor Morgan Freeman, theologian Peter Gomes, college administrator Kathleen Henderson, publisher Linda Johnson Rice, radio host Tom Joyner, athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee, comedian Chris Rock and rock ’n’ roll legend Tina Turner – on a journey to discover their ancestry.

A Penny Saved is a guide for teachers, youth program leaders and parents as they look for the most effective ways to teaching financial literacy in the Hoosier state. Focusing on the lessons taught by the public television series Biz Kid$, as well as Indiana programs and resources, A Penny Saved explores what works and what doesn't in helping kids make "cents" of their future.

Following a greeting from Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman and Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall Shepherd, John Krauss, director of the Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, outlines the scope of the foreclosure problem in Indiana.

A Place of our Own and its Spanish-language companion series LOS NIÑOS EN SU CASA are designed for parents and anyone else who takes care of young kids: grandparents, nannies, babysitters and home daycare providers. This Peabody Award-winning series combines an entertainment format — the daytime talk/demonstration show — with solid educational information on how young children learn, and what adults need to know to help kids be prepared for kindergarten and beyond.  More... 

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