The Oregonian recently apologized, with an editorial offering the current management's regrets about past behavior. And the editorial was accompanied by a special section, "Publishing Prejudice," which lays out in great detail the many ways in which the journalism of The Oregonian was slanted toward the white side. Rob Davis, the reporter on the project, gives some detail on practices that are simply not acceptable in a mainstream news organization today.

We tell ourselves a heroic story of ""The Greatest Generation"" and its victory, but tend to leave out the Black people who made the victory possible. That's where Matthew Delmont focuses in his book ""Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad.

The famed dancer Martha Graham was a cultural ambassador, even though she insisted she was not involved in politics. The story is told in Victoria Phillips's book Martha Graham's Cold War.

The Reese Bullen Gallery at Cal Poly-Humboldt currently features the exhibition "My Black Is...," which presents artwork from nine artists in the Humboldt Bay area. The art show is a joint venture of the gallery and Black Humboldt. Mo Harper-Desir, one of the artists, gives us an overview of the show.

An incident in Brazil in 1996 is the focus of the documentary "Moment of Contact." The film by James Fox suggests that the Brazilian town of Varghinha is something like the Roswell of Brazil. The movie screens in Ashland in early December (8th & 9th)

Our Children Oregon, which takes a whole-child view of the wellbeing of young people, collects data on that wellbeing and offers policy suggestions for helping children be healthier and happier.Research Manager Jyoni Shuler and Communications Director Sonakshi Dhimal for an overview.

Chris Lucas, Assistant Professor at Southern Oregon University's Communication, Media & Cinema program, and Cal Poly-Humboldt Journalism and Mass Communication Assistant Professor Jessie Cretser-Hartenstein.

Forget the cowboys and all the other boys; Katie Hickman wrote a book about the women of the Old West, in all their diversity and struggles.

Dave Sikorjak, who studies numbers to help build brands, and Ben Valenta, who does similar work for Fox Sports, show their work in the book Fans Have More Friends.

Live Christmas Tree choices on Stories of Southern Oregon.