"Artists Are Dangerous" Director Rita Coburn on WEB DuBois, Marion Anderson & Maya Angelou

Rita Coburn is a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning Director, Writer, and Producer of radio, television, and film. In 2016, Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise, which was co-directed and co-produced by Coburn, premiered at the 2016 Sundance Festival and went on to win a Peabody Award in 2017. Coburn directed Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands, for PBS American Masters. On May 19, 2026, her third documentary for American Masters, W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With A Cause, will air. Check local listings for the premiere and additional airings.​https://www.ritacoburn.com/ https://www.instagram.com/diprimaradio/