Aug 28 Watch 50 Years Later, March on Washington Rings With Purpose and Promises to Keep 50 Years Later, March on Washington Rings With Purpose and Promises to Keep… Continue watching
Aug 28 Obama to Pay Tribute to Martin Luther King, Speak to PBS NewsHour By Christina Bellantoni Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. proclaimed the day's events would "go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation." King's dream and legacy are the central focus of a major… Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 'I Felt That We Had to Be Tough': John Lewis Remembers the March on Washington 'I Felt We Had to Be Tough': Rep. John Lewis Remembers the March on Washington… Continue watching
Aug 27 Obama Sits Down With NewsHour's Ifill and Woodruff for Exclusive Interview As the nation marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, the PBS NewsHour prepares to make some history of its own. Wednesday, Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff will sit down with President Barack Obama. The… Continue reading
Aug 27 Americans Wary of Syria Intervention Dozens of protesters rally in front of the White House last Sunday to call on President Barack Obama to act on the reports of chemical weapons use by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in the ongoing civil war in Syria. Continue reading
Aug 27 What's Your 'Dream'? By Colleen Shalby Photo of Dr. Martin Luther King courtesy of National Archives. Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Though the March was meant to focus on jobs and equal pay, it's Martin Luther King Jr.'s indelible speech… Continue reading
Aug 27 Hagel: U.S. Military Stands Ready to Strike Syria WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military stands ready to strike Syria at once if President Barack Obama gives the order, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday as the United States prepared to formally declare that chemical weapons had been used… Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch Medal of Honor Winner Showed 'Essence of True Heroism' in Battle and With PTSD Medal of Honor Winner Showed 'Essence of True Heroism' in Battle and With PTSD… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Young Hearts Filled With Courage: Passing on the Legacy of March on Washington Young Hearts Filled With Courage: Passing on the Legacy of March on Washington… Continue watching
Aug 26 Army Soldier Receives Medal of Honor for Bravery in Afghanistan EmbedVideo(7231, 482, 304); President Barack Obama bestowed the Medal of Honor to Army Spc. Ty Michael Carter in a ceremony Monday in the East Room of the White House. President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest… Continue reading