RELATED VIDEOS

Classical Music Gets Rebirth Among Younger Generations

April 2, 2023

In 2017, musician Simon Tam successfully won his Supreme Court case to trademark the term, “The Slants.”   The only person to be denied the trademark name because of his Asian background, he’s now turned his story into an opera — a musical medium that’s attracting the attention of Gen Z and younger Millennials. Correspondent Joie Chen speaks with Tam about adapting his story for a new stage.

Related Videos

  • APRIL 1, 2023

    April 2, 2023

    APRIL 1, 2023

    April 2, 2023

    This week Matter of Fact looks at the life and death struggle that many communities are fa...

  • New Look at One of America's Oldest Communities Affected by Climate Change

    October 23, 2022

    New Look at One of America's Oldest Communities Affected by Climate Change

    October 23, 2022

    As climate change intensifies, vulnerable towns along the Mississippi Delta are moving to ...

  • SCOTUS Could Overturn Affirmative Action

    October 16, 2022

    SCOTUS Could Overturn Affirmative Action

    October 16, 2022

    In two separate cases brought against the country's oldest private and public universities...

  • MAY 21, 2023

    May 21, 2023

    MAY 21, 2023

    May 21, 2023

    This week Matter of Fact looks at how one North Carolina family of farmers have kept land ...

  • MARCH 11, 2023

    March 12, 2023

    MARCH 11, 2023

    March 12, 2023

    Building up the future. This week Matter of Fact looks at what's being done to preserve th...

  • Incorporating the Past into the Future through Preservation of Indigenous Languages

    March 12, 2023

    Incorporating the Past into the Future through Preservation of Indigenous Languages

    March 12, 2023

    Ninety percent of the world's languages are expected to disappear by the end of the centur...

  • JANUARY 28, 2023

    January 29, 2023

    JANUARY 28, 2023

    January 29, 2023

    Occupying new spaces. This week Matter of Fact looks at how Milwaukee county is partnering...

  • Cherokee Nation Makes Renewed Effort to Finally Seat Representative – Two Centuries After Treaty

    December 11, 2022

    Cherokee Nation Makes Renewed Effort to Finally Seat Representative – Two Centuries After Treaty

    December 11, 2022

    The Cherokee Nation is making a renewed push to finally seat a non-voting representative i...

Latest

  • IRS Pilot Program Aims to Simplify Filing Taxes

    June 5, 2023

    IRS Pilot Program Aims to Simplify Filing Taxes

    June 5, 2023

    Filing taxes in the U.S. can be complicated, stressful and time-intensive. The I...

  • Former MLB Player Cleon Jones on His Hometown Revitalization Efforts

    June 5, 2023

    Former MLB Player Cleon Jones on His Hometown Revitalization Efforts

    June 5, 2023

    After an impressive major league baseball career that included a World Series wi...

  • Shortage of Home Care Workers Worries Aging Americans

    June 5, 2023

    Shortage of Home Care Workers Worries Aging Americans

    June 5, 2023

    Seniors and their families are facing hard decisions with high costs of assisted...

  • Sports Gambling Apps Targeting College-Age Students

    May 21, 2023

    Sports Gambling Apps Targeting College-Age Students

    May 21, 2023

    Americans have legally bet more than $220 billion on sports since the Supreme Co...

  • One Black Family's Determination to Hold onto their Land

    May 21, 2023

    One Black Family's Determination to Hold onto their Land

    May 21, 2023

    Black land ownership has shrunk over the last century, due in large part to the ...

  • Surgeon General Warns of Loneliness Epidemic

    May 14, 2023

    Surgeon General Warns of Loneliness Epidemic

    May 14, 2023

    The U.S. surgeon general has issued a new advisory on the growing epidemic of lo...

  • Meet the Engineer Inspiring Kids of Color to Pursue an Aerospace Career

    May 14, 2023

    Meet the Engineer Inspiring Kids of Color to Pursue an Aerospace Career

    May 14, 2023

    As NASA announces the most diverse crew of astronauts to orbit the moon next yea...

  • Higher Young Voter Turnout Prompts Some State Legislatures to Re-examine Policies

    May 7, 2023

    Higher Young Voter Turnout Prompts Some State Legislatures to Re-examine Policies

    May 7, 2023

    In the last decade, 18-29 year olds have begun voting in larger than usual numbe...

  • Former MLB Player Cleon Jones on His Hometown Revitalization Efforts

    June 5, 2023

    Former MLB Player Cleon Jones on His Hometown Revitalization Efforts

    June 5, 2023

    After an impressive major league baseball career that included a World Series wi...

  • Shortage of Home Care Workers Worries Aging Americans

    June 5, 2023

    Shortage of Home Care Workers Worries Aging Americans

    June 5, 2023

    Seniors and their families are facing hard decisions with high costs of assisted...

  • One Black Family's Determination to Hold onto their Land

    May 21, 2023

    One Black Family's Determination to Hold onto their Land

    May 21, 2023

    Black land ownership has shrunk over the last century, due in large part to the ...

  • Meet the Engineer Inspiring Kids of Color to Pursue an Aerospace Career

    May 14, 2023

    Meet the Engineer Inspiring Kids of Color to Pursue an Aerospace Career

    May 14, 2023

    As NASA announces the most diverse crew of astronauts to orbit the moon next yea...

  • Secular Debates are Causing Religious Rifts

    May 7, 2023

    Secular Debates are Causing Religious Rifts

    May 7, 2023

    Growing political divisions in the secular world are finding their ways into the...

  • Ford Foundation President on Funding fight for Equality

    April 30, 2023

    Ford Foundation President on Funding fight for Equality

    April 30, 2023

    The Ford Foundation is one of America's largest charities, giving hundreds of mi...

  • Concern over Rail Safety after recent Train Accidents

    April 23, 2023

    Concern over Rail Safety after recent Train Accidents

    April 23, 2023

    One hundred and forty thousand miles of track are used to carry freight across t...

  • School Protects Students from Lunch Debt after Federal Program ends

    April 16, 2023

    School Protects Students from Lunch Debt after Federal Program ends

    April 16, 2023

    Students are racking up lunch debt at schools after Congress ended a COVID-era s...

  • JUNE 3, 2023

    June 5, 2023

    JUNE 3, 2023

    June 5, 2023

    This week on Matter of Fact, a severe staffing shortage of home care workers is ...

  • MAY 27, 2023 (MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL)

    May 28, 2023

    MAY 27, 2023 (MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL)

    May 28, 2023

    This week Matter of Fact takes a closer look at the post-traumatic stress that m...

  • MAY 21, 2023

    May 21, 2023

    MAY 21, 2023

    May 21, 2023

    This week Matter of Fact looks at how one North Carolina family of farmers have ...

  • MAY 13, 2023

    May 14, 2023

    MAY 13, 2023

    May 14, 2023

    This week Matter of Fact looks at the epidemic of loneliness, something that a n...

  • MAY 6, 2023

    May 7, 2023

    MAY 6, 2023

    May 7, 2023

    Church and politics. This week Matter of Fact looks at the growing political div...

  • April 29, 2023

    April 30, 2023

    April 29, 2023

    April 30, 2023

    This week Matter of Fact goes to west Texas where expectant mothers are short on...

  • APRIL 22, 2023

    April 23, 2023

    APRIL 22, 2023

    April 23, 2023

    This week Matter of Fact heads to Pittsburgh to talk with advocates and rail wor...

  • APRIL 15, 2023

    April 16, 2023

    APRIL 15, 2023

    April 16, 2023

    This week Matter of Fact goes to a Pennsylvania school helping students and thei...

More videos