Keep County Open
A documentary about the efforts of staff and of community activists to keep Cook County Hospital from being shut down. Cook County Hospital workers rally on October 13, 1979 at Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago.
A documentary about the efforts of staff and of community activists to keep Cook County Hospital from being shut down. Cook County Hospital workers rally on October 13, 1979 at Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago.
Judith Binder and Nancy Cain introduce an episode of CamNet on KCET’s Independent Eye.
Video recording of Jimmy Walker’s 1978 performance at Elsewhere blues club in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, shot in black and white.
Barry Dolins interviews Larry Hoffman on his Blues composition, accompanied by a performance of the composition from the New Millenium Orchestra String Quartet.
Performances and interviews from the Benson Hedges Blues Fest captured by Barry Dolins.
An episode of the Bart Hawley Show that explores Blues in Chicago with a performance by Willie Kent and an interview with Barry Dolins.
With voting day upon us, we’re besieged with campaign ads and news reports about the future of our local and national governments. With all this focus on the immediate future, it behooves us to also think about the past, about the path that led America to this point and the lessons that we can learn from our past mistakes. Few can teach us more than Toni Morrison about this country’s psyche and about its unspoken traumas that resonate across generations. […]
An interview with author Toni Morrison in 1979 about her life, work, and philosophy.