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News reports of America's urban housing projects focus on violence, gangs and drugs. To most Americans, public housing and urban poverty are "issues" that remain out of sight and out of mind. HEARD captures the inspiring stories of four people who grew up in "the projects," surviving and thriving in spite of - and often because of the challenges they've had to overcome. Now they're giving back to their home communities - trying to make a better life for those who come behind.

Dig in to a world of growing and gardening - with experts and plant enthusiasts from across Virginia. Experience how-to demos and video-visits to gardens, farms, and growing sites.

"Life In The Heart Land" dives deep into the heart of America to meet the neighbors and organizations that are creating unique solutions to rural America's toughest challenges.

Join Deb Freeman to discover the life and legacy of Edna Lewis, the Virginia-born Black chef who introduced many Americans to seasonal cooking, one dish at a time.

The life and destruction of Black neighborhoods in Charlottesville, VA, and Durham, NC.

How the Monuments Came Down is a timely and searing look at the history of white supremacy and Black resistance in Richmond. The feature-length film-brought to life by history-makers, descendants, scholars, and activists-reveals how monuments to Confederate leaders stood for more than a century, and why they fell.

The American Shakespeare Center, located in Staunton, Virginia, is examined. The documentary, celebrating the ASC's 25th anniversary, tells the story of how a small Shenandoah Valley touring troupe grew to be one of the most respected and unique theater companies in the world and built a reproduction of Elizabethian England's Blackfriars Theatre as a permanent home. The documentary features interviews with Director of Mission Ralph Alan Cohen and Artistic Director Jim Warren as well as other staff members and actors.

Virginia Farming explores the innovations, challenges, and unique solutions impacting today's farmers, livestock producers, and consumers. Join us, in-the-field, as we bring you the inspiring stories of family farms, fresh technologies, consumer trends, and commercial enterprises at the heart of American agriculture.

Take a diverse group of talented photographers, ask them to create their own assignments in which to explore the theme of democracy in America, then film their photo shoots on location. The result is Capturing the Moment: Democracy, a series of unique and multifaceted stories that depict the concept of democracy in our world today.

In the 1950's, America loved baseball. Life was simple and the friendships that were forged lasted a lifetime. For young boys, many of those friendships were fostered on the baseball field. Sandlot baseball was a favorite past-time, and for two groups of kids from Stanley, Virginia, that past-time would reunite them 60 years later and take them on an incredible journey.

Experience a meditation with the James River and the species that live on its shores, in its waters, and in the air above. Artist Hope Ginsburg and composer Joshua Quarles collaborated with area artists and groups. This was a public performance at the site of the James River co-commissioned by the Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU and the Richmond Symphony.

On November 5, 1912 New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson won the highly contested Presidential election and traveled by train to Staunton, Virginia. At the request of a supportive group called the Wilson Club, he accepted the invitation to spend the night at his birthplace on Coulter Street. We look back in time through his letters, newspaper accounts and historical facts which led to his victory.

The National Folk Festival came to Richmond, Virginia 20 years ago for a three-year run that was so successful that the local organizations came together to continue to host the event which is still thriving. The documentary celebrates a wide range of music, food, and culture while showing what it took to create this signature annual event, and how the city has embraced it as its own. This documentary goes behind the scenes of the Richmond Folk Festival to meet the performers, organizers and fans.

Take a peek into the lives of youth who were in The Possibilities Project, a privately funded program for 18-25 year olds who have "aged out" of the traditional foster care system in Virginia. Learn about the collaborative efforts of advocacy groups and families as they try to change the system to improve the lives of youth aging out of foster care and possibly onto the streets.

At Virginia's Fort Monroe, we discover a remarkable place: the spot where slavery began in British North America, and the site where it began to unravel during the Civil War. From one of the newest National Park Service sites to a historically-minded brewery and more, we learn from a diverse cast of people engaging visitors with defining moments in our national past.

On March 25, 1911, New York City's Triangle Shirtwaist Factory burst into flames, and 146 workers - nearly all young women, many of them teenage immigrants - perished. We visit the building and learn how public outcry inspired workplace safety laws that revolutionized industrial work nationwide. Descendants and activists show us how that work reverberates today.

What does "freedom" mean to those outside the halls of power - and what did it mean during the American Revolution? Host Edward Ayers visits sites in Boston and Philadelphia to put that question to curators, museum educators, a playwright, and a tribal preservation officer. He learns about the ways in which women, Native Americans, and African Americans made the words of the Revolution come true in their own lives.

The team helps a woman search for a collection of shark teeth, a book of poetry written by her father during his time as a prisoner of war, and an antique abacus.

The team has three days to dig through a 6,000-square-foot home full of artwork, artifacts, and mementos to find a woman's most prized items - and find a place to put them.

The team helps Lillian Lambert - the first African-American woman to receive an MBA from Harvard Business School - pack up her prized possessions for a move to a smaller home, and discovers news of her family's roots in the process.

A small Cajun town in rural Louisiana holds an annual exhibition football game between the majority-Black public school and majority-White private school, called the Tee Cotton Bowl.

Water sustains our plants, but it can do so much more. Explore the ways that ornamental water features enhance the landscape and visit a grist mill that has been using the power of water to process agricultural products for over 270 years.