Apr 26 Non-Citizens Would Earn Legal Status Under Immigration Bill, Meissner Says EmbedVideo(6319, 482, 304); Doris Meissner, director of the Immigration Policy Program at the Migration Policy Institute, says the current proposed immigration bill offers "earned legalization" rather than amnesty. Provisions in an immigration reform bill introduced earlier this month would… Continue reading
Apr 26 Can Celebrities Influence a Student’s Decision to Stay in School? Actor Mark Wahlberg encourages students at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Va., to stay in school. Photo by T.C. Williams Student Reporting Lab. The Journal of Pediatrics recently released results of a study conducted in the United Kingdom… Continue reading
Apr 26 Conversation: Jazz Saxophonist Charles Lloyd By Tom LeGro Saxophonist Charles Lloyd is celebrating his 75th birthday year with grand concert celebrations, and he continues to tour and record, including a new duet album with pianist Jason Moran titled "Hagar's Song."… Continue reading
Apr 26 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro Iraqi dancers from a ballet and music school perform Thursday at al-Ribat Hall in Baghdad during an annual production marking the end of the school year. Continue reading
Apr 25 Gun Control and Gun Rights Advocates Are Ready to Continue Their Fight EmbedVideo(6308, 482, 304); Watch the NewsHour Thursday for a look at the evolution of gun lobbying efforts on both sides. Exuding a sense of impenetrable power, the headquarters of the National Rifle Association makes a big footprint along Interstate… Continue reading
Apr 25 Around the Nation By Tom LeGro Here are four arts and culture videos from public broadcasting partners around the nation. Continue reading
Apr 25 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro People dance during a concert Thursday at the 37th edition of Le Printemps de Bourges, a rock and pop festival in the French city of Bourges. Continue reading
Apr 25 Gay Marriage Approval Doesn’t Quell Protests in France By Simone Pathe Anti-same sex marriage activists protest a few hours after the French Parliament adopted a gay marriage law on April 23 in Paris. Photo by Antoine Antoniol/Getty Images. France became the 14th nation to legalize same-sex marriage Tuesday, after their… Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch In Wake of Boston Bombings, a Fund to Help Victims and Their Families In Wake of Boston Bombings, a Fund to Help Victims and Their Families… Continue watching
Apr 24 Charles Bradley bares his screaming soul By Margaret Myers If you go to a Charles Bradley concert, prepare to get hugged...by Charles Bradley. He does it every time. After the show -- after the screaming and the sweat -- he steps down from the stage, arms outstretched, and embraces… Continue reading