Family Fun at Home/Diversión en familia y en casa, a free, 12-week bilingual summer learning initiative for families with children birth through age 8, launched in June. It is available as an online collection of resources and as a print activity guide. Family Fun is full of entertaining activities with beloved PBS characters. But it is also a carefully curated collection of free videos, online games, learning apps, and hands-on activities drawn from popular WGBH and PBS KIDS brands, such as Arthur, Curious George, PEEP and the Big Wide World, Design Squad, the Ruff Ruffman Show, Molly of Denali and Plum Landing.

The internet is an indispensable tool. Information, news and entertainment are available at our fingertips. But along with the convenience comes a proliferation of misinformation, fake local news sites, hate speech and dangerous disinformation leaving users struggling to discern the truth.

After a decade at WGBH, Phil Redo retires as general manager for radio and local news this month. During his last weeks on the job, two of the biggest stories of our lifetimes hit: COVID-19 and protests against racial inequity and police brutality. We asked him to reflect on his time at the helm, presiding over the growth of WGBH News 89.7, 99.5 WCRB Classical Radio Boston, and WCAI, WGBH’s Cape, Coast and Islands NPR Station.

WGBH’s history series "American Experience" premieres a two-part documentary "The Vote" that celebrates the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. You can see the film on July 6 and 7 on WGBH 2, watch on the PBS Video app or stream online (it is available now for streaming on WGBH Passport). "The Vote" brings to life the unsung leaders of the movement and the deep controversies over gender roles and race that divided Americans then — and continue to dominate political discourse today.

Essential, hard conversations about persistent structural racism in America are now happening every day, in communities throughout Boston, and across the nation. This reckoning is also happening within WGBH. As the country’s largest producer of public media programs, we have a responsibility as a content creator and presenter to unequivocally stand against racism and inequity in both the work we do, and how we do it.

American Experience’s "The Vote" tracks the culmination of the seven-decade battle that women waged to secure the right to vote. We chatted with WGBH’s Susan Bellows, the Emmy-award-winning acting executive producer of American Experience, and Michelle Ferrari, a long-time American Experience producer and writer who won an Emmy in 2003 for "Seabiscuit." "The Vote" will premiere Monday and Tuesday, July 6-7, 9-11pm ET. A companion immersive website will launch in late June.

When it became clear that the coronavirus would take a staggering toll in Massachusetts, WGBH stepped up in mid-March to launch "In It Together," a nightly radio show hosted by WGBH’s "All Things Considered" Host Arun Rath. The show is also available as a podcast, which has been downloaded more than 16,000 times.

Making media accessible to all is central to WGBH’s purpose. And it has become even more resonant as we endure a pandemic. With the whole world suddenly focused on getting online access to information, people and events, WGBH’s media accessibility experts are drawing on their more than 30 years of innovation to cast an even wider net. “We have always known that accessibility is not only about ability and disability — but our current situation also highlights disparities around access to technology and internet connectivity,” says Donna Danielewski, senior director at the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media at WGBH (NCAM).

From Jonathan C. Abbott, GBH President and CEO: I am writing today on Juneteenth, reflecting on conversations about race and racism that are happening nationally and within GBH. As a leader in public media and as an employer, it is imperative that we clearly state our position on anti-racism: We stand against racism and inequity throughout our society and particularly here at GBH. We are committed to advancing understanding, tolerance and justice. We are committed to addressing issues of race and diversity at GBH and making this a better workplace for our Black and other employees of color.

We are all deeply troubled by recent events involving the tragic killings of Black Americans. As our city, state and nation react, we once again see the sad truths about racism, inequality and injustice. We each experience these heartbreaking events in different ways and recognize that it is even more painful and distressing for our community members who are Black. WGBH stands against racism and inequity and is committed to advancing understanding, tolerance and justice.