well, we just saw a clip of "untitled america" by kyle abraham. ma marvelous choreographer.incarceration, the effects of incarceration on whole families. it is poignant about this time and place. another hope by hope boykin, a company called "revelation dream" it was inspired by her visit to civil and human rights in atlanta, inspired by the words of dr. martin luther king jr. i feel it is important we tell those stories, we shine a light on those issues of the day in hopes that we can learn something. >> yeah. i've been asking this question of every artist that's been on this show this year and i want to ask you the same question, which is what you see as the role of the artist in times like these? i mean you all are citizen artists. what is the role of the artist in moments like this? >> i think it is to appeal to our better angels. you know, even though we have to sometimes give a hard dosage of truth, the thing we learn from alvin ailey is that he was able to look at the issues of the day. a work that we brought back that's about apartheid and also the chicago riot, he w