“Anytime you tell a story that people think they know or they knew at one time, and then you shed some new light or make new connections…I think that resonates with people,” says Caroline Waterlow, producer of “O.J.: Made in America.” The 2016 Peabody Award-winning documentary explores how culture, race, celebrity, masculinity, and criminality shaped the story of an American icon.
Statistics indicate the number of Hispanic active-duty personnel in the U.S. Military has risen in recent decades. Peabody Award-winner For My Country? Latinos in the Military (2006) documents how young Latinos are often targeted by military recruiters as they complete high school, and how service provides a pathway to citizenship for some.
Hola Amigos! #FlashbackFriday to 2003, when Peabody Awards honored Dora the Explorer, a 7-year-old Latina who introduced many preschoolers to multilingual education while exploring the world with her monkey, Boots, and faithful Backpack.
#OTD in 1973 Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in a tennis match billed as “Battle of the Sexes.” 2006 Peabody Award-winning documentary “Billie Jean King: Portrait of a Pioneer” tells her story and the significant role she played in sports and women’s rights.
“The fact that we won a Peabody Award…oh my God, I’m going to cry again. It’s insane,” Pamela Adlon told Splitsider before last week’s premiere of the second season of Better Things.
Read the entire interview here.
“We put people away at a higher rate than any other country in the world,” explains filmmaker Ava DuVernay. Her 2016 Peabody Award-winning documentary 13th explores the history of incarceration in the U.S., including the criminalization of black males and police brutality.