. @KenBurns says he gets to tell stories about “the US and us" and these American stories are "about race, about race, about race." A thread. https://twitter.com/60Minutes/status/1325613656831373312
If the American story is "about race," who is "us"? @PBS must invest in Black, Indigenous, People of Color storytellers at the same level it has been funding @KenBurns for 40 years. Liberate us from the tyrannies of our limitations, our past and our foibles, indeed.
I wrote for the @FordFoundation about how @PBS should end its overreliance on @KenBurns as "America's storyteller." Read it here: https://www.fordfoundation.org/campaigns/creative-futures/?popup=14807
Creative Futures

Grace Lee on more than one lens. #CreativeFutures

https://www.fordfoundation.org/campaigns/creative-futures/?popup=14807
. @KenBurns says he can go to any streaming service and get $30M for his series but he chooses @PBS. But Burns’ empire was built on public television's support and “viewers like you.” Check your facts @60Minutes.
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