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This weekend, the Clarence Brown Theatre opens its production of August Wilson's Pulitizer Prize-winning play "Fences". "Fences" is one of a series of August Wilson plays that illuminates the indignity of the African American experience throughout the twentieth century. To direct the play, the Clarence Brown turned to veteran director Ron Himes of Saint Louis' Black Rep Theatre. Thirty years ago, Himes helped to found the Black Rep. He tells WUOT's Chrissy Keuper that it's now the largest professional African American theatre in the country...
Anyone surfing the net can find eye-popping sites selling everything from sex and drugs to rock and roll. Because of this, there are mounting fears over what can and should be available on the Internet. But where do you draw the line on allegedly offensive postings? And who has the right and responsibility to make those decisions? WUOT's Ann Lloyd tries to find out. And a word of warning-- this story does contain language that some may find offensive...
Tonight, the Harlem Globetrotters' national tour makes a stop in Knoxville. Since 1927, the Globetrotters have been entertaining generations of children with a memorable combination of tricks, gags, and stellar play on the basketball court. WUOT's Chrissy Keuper recently spoke with former Troy University star Herb Evans of Memphis, who is in his second year with the team. Like many of his teammates, Evans once dreamed of playing professionally in the National Basketball Association...
Nuclear treaty expert Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr. spoke today at the Howard Baker Center for Public Policy. Ambassador Graham addressed the future of the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty Regime. He tells WUOT's Ann Lloyd he's both hopeful and concerned...
Until recently, the Geier Consent Decree ensured that higher education opportunities for minority students in Tennessee were on equal footing with those for white students. In September, all of the parties in the lawsuit that resulted in Geier agreed that it was no longer necessary. So what happens now that the protections of Geier are gone? Host Matt Shafer Powell discusses it with University of Tennessee Enrollment Dean Richard Bayer and UT Knoxville Chancellor Loren Crabtree...