Dule Hill taps into arts outlets in ‘The Express Way’ [Video]

LOS ANGELES – “Politics tries to narrow things,” actor Dule Hill says. “Art tries to expand them.”

The former “West Wing” star knows as much from talking with artists in all sorts of disciplines around the country. His series, “The Express Way with Dule Hill,” shows people who are using creativity as a force for change.

“Art builds bridges, art creates change, art is powerful,” Hill says in the series opener.

“We are all looking for the same things,” he explains. “Whether you’re in San Francisco, Chicago, the mountains of Appalachia, we all want the same thing – to be seen and to be heard. We want to know we can take care of ourselves and our loved ones. We want to find peace and joy and happiness and be able to enjoy the moment.”

In the first season, he visits a luthier school, interviews an LGBTQ+ mariachi band and …