PBS NewsHour

July 11, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

July 11, 2020 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

Local groups are running pop-up testing sites in SC

3m 22s

Amid a surge in COVID-19 infections in South Carolina, PBS NewsHour Weekend visits a mobile testing site in Orangeburg County. Organized by the statewide chapter of the African Methodist Espicopal - or AME - churches, it was one of dozens of pop-up testing sites around the state this week to help increase coronavirus testing. Hari Sreenivasan reports.

Previews + Extras

  • Reevaluating ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ 60 years later: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Reevaluating ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ 60 years later

    S2020 E206 - 6m 6s

    In the 60 years since “To Kill a Mockingbird,” was published, the lens through which it frames race and its Black characters has come under scrutiny. NewsHour Weekend anchor Hari Sreenivasan spoke with the National Book Foundation’s executive director, Lisa Lucas, about the book’s place in the canon today, at a time when Black people are clamoring to be at the center of the story.

  • Should the U.S. designate racial violence as terrorism?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Should the U.S. designate racial violence as terrorism?

    S2020 E206 - 9m 29s

    White supremacist violence in the U.S. is on the rise with deadly incidents increasing sharply over the last five years, according to new figures from the University of Maryland’s Start center. It’s part of a global trend that has led to increased scrutiny of what the United States defines as terrorism. Special Correspondent Simon Ostrovsky reports, as part of our recurring series, Exploring Hate.

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