The award-winning series MetroFocus premieres new episodes in the New York and tri-state region weeknights at 5 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6 p.m. on THIRTEEN. All episodes are available at metrofocus.org following the broadcast.
The episodes description for tonight, Thursday, May 26 follow below. Please note episode descriptions are subject to change. Please visit metrofocus.org for the latest information.
Thursday, May 28 at 5:00 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6:00 p.m. on THIRTEEN
Veterans in Need: The Struggle with PTSD - The battlefield is not the last place where our troops face combat. For many veterans who return from the trials of war, they can be locked in an ongoing struggle with their own minds that can lead to drugs or suicide just to quell their suffering. The new POV documentary Of Men and War, which premieres May 30 at 10pm on PBS, follows the grueling journey of returning soldiers and their families at The Pathway Home in California, where they are set on their own path to recovering from PTSD and the emotional pain of their memories.
Chasing the Dream: Community Fights to Save Harlem School From Closing Its Doors - The public four-year high school graduation rate for New York City students has recently hit a high of 70 percent, and although that number may not sound like much, it is 2 percentage points higher than the previous year. As part of our ongoing initiative, Chasing the Dream: Poverty and Opportunity in America, we spotlight one Harlem school who has proved that the average is not the norm. At the St. Aloysius School in Harlem, students go on to graduate from high school at a rate of 96 percent. But that success may soon be cut short because the school, which has been a fixture in the community for 76 years, will be forced to close its doors for good. If St. Aloysius cannot reach its fundraising goals by next month, the community will lose this Harlem beacon of hope forever.
The Legacy of The Highwaymen - They were called the Mount Rushmore of country music. In 1985, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson formed the greatest country-western music super group of all time: The Highwaymen. Their legendary story is the subject of the new
AMERICAN MASTERS documentary The Highwaymen: Friends Till the End which premieres May 27 at 9pm on PBS. Country music artist Jessi Colter, who was married to Waylon Jennings, shines light on the lasting impact of the iconic quartet.
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