Sep 23 Watch HistoryMakers Visit Schools to Energize, Inspire Students HistoryMakers Visit Schools to Energize, Inspire Students… Continue watching
Sep 23 African-American Trailblazers Visit Schools to Energize, Inspire Students The HistoryMakers organization has sent 450 African-American trailblazers and leaders into high schools around the country this week to encourage students to get their diplomas and aim for college. One such event took place on Friday at Dunbar Senior… Continue reading
Sep 23 Conversation: Francisco Nunez, Choral Conductor for Kids By Molly Finnegan Nunez is the artistic director of the Young People's Chorus of New York City, which he also founded in 1988. Continue reading
Sep 23 The Daily Frame An Indian folk dancer from the Zanzar Performing Arts poses with her troupe during a rehearsal for the upcoming Navratri festival in Ahmedabad. Photo credit: Sam Panthaky /AFP /Getty Images. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch ‘Last Train Home’ Traces Travels of China’s Migrant Workers In "Last Train Home" filmmaker Lixin Fan documents the migration of millions of Chinese workers during the Chinese New Year -- the largest human migration in the world -- through the prism of one family. This documentary is part of… Continue watching
Sep 22 Single, Jobless and Living at Home: Will Economy Create a ‘Lost Generation’? In record numbers, 20-somethings are delaying big moves like marriage and home ownership -- and opting instead to live at home with their parents. The depth of the recession and the weak recovery have left young adults facing the bleakest… Continue reading
Sep 22 Girl Effect: Helping Poor Girls Makes Economic Sense By Hari Sreenivasan Infographic and Poster from Girl Effect report Each teenage mother in India can lose up to $100,000 in potential income over her lifetime. Multiply that by the number of teenage mothers in India and… Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch Girl Effect: Helping Poor Girls Makes Economic Sense Girl Effect: Helping Poor Girls Makes Economic Sense… Continue watching
Sep 22 R.E.M. Breaks Up (Everybody Cries) By Molly Finnegan After 31 years as a band, R.E.M. announced Wednesday that they're calling it quits. Continue reading
Sep 22 Culture Canvas In this week's arts and culture headlines, some arts groups have voiced concern about what may happen to charitable giving if tax breaks for wealthy Americans are limited. Continue reading