Giving Back, Liberians in America (Part 5)
"One thing that has really resonated with Liberians is that they have not forgotten their homeland. So, you have various organizations, which are seeking ways to rebuild the country. We are aware that...
View ArticleMaternal Health Care With a Human Touch
"There's a misconception that all midwives have their babies in the field and sing 'Kumbaya.' That's not true. There are a lot of midwives that don't deliver. That's not the point. It's to take care of...
View ArticleA Homeless "Cat in the Hat"
"I found out within the last couple of years who my best friend is. And my best friend is the mirror. Because every time I look in the mirror, I see myself. I see a person who has been through a lot. I...
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The American Anti-War Crowd
"We should not want to propagate the negative energy of war. We should be sending more energy of peace and of love to heal our planet and to heal our people." -- Darlene Dancy, community activist and...
View ArticleA Man Speaks After Death Row
“We were taught at a young age that life is sacred. I am not against capital punishment, I’m not for capital punishment. I’m against killing.” --Shabaka Sundiata Waqlimi, an innocent man who was on...
View ArticleBlack History Month, Africana Studies
"Africana Studies has emerged as a separate entity that tries to look at the world through the lenses of people of African descent." James B. Stewart, author of "Flight: In Search of Vision."James B....
View ArticleBlack History For All
"Young people, they don't feel that interested (in civil rights and black history), I don't think. They need to be pushed, they need to be encouraged. They have these ideas that are instilled in them,...
View ArticleShould We All Trade Online?
"A good trader is really just a couple of things: those who are willing to work hard at this business - the entrepreneurship of trading - and those who are willing to be disciplined and manage risks."...
View ArticleThe Migratory Artist
"To be free is not easy. To be free is hard. And always, you feel pain in your heart, but always there is happiness too." -- Salvadoran artist Danilo RiveraDanilo Rivera gives the same instruction to...
View ArticleThe End of the U.S. Postal Service?
"I really, really think if we cut out the Saturday delivery, it would be a terrible, terrible mistake, a terrible cost to the country." -- Delvin Johnson, United States Postal Service Letter...
View ArticleArt to Die For
"You can go to a dictator with an opposition group and he has got all the power of the state to fight against you. He will take the military against you. The police will come out to beat you up, but...
View ArticleRangers vs. Poachers in America's Parks
"One thing to point out that is quite common with poaching here in the Shenandoah National Park and a lot of the national parks is the nexus of drugs and poaching." Park Ranger Cody Murphy.Many...
View ArticleAn American Soldier Student
"They have not had much dealings with military or with prior military, and then after the initial reaction, they do not internally understand what that means, or what giving your life to the military...
View ArticleThe Conscientious Objector
"Fear used to grip my mind. And I was so afraid that I joined the army to kill those I feared, so that they couldn't come to America to kill me. My actions have hurt many people and I finally realize...
View ArticleA Beatmaker from Gabon
“My dream is that one day African artists would be able to live from their music -- just like American people are doing right now -- and kind of create a new paradigm. I would like people to say there...
View ArticleAn American Soccer Fan
"I think Americans like sports where they fabricate (generate) a lot of scoring. Soccer, you have to approach it more as the chess game that is continuously going and inevitably you hope will lead to a...
View ArticleA Miss for the Nigerian Diaspora
"It doesn't only involve beauty like all the other pageants that I see. It involves brains, too. So I said, ‘OK, this will be a real challenge. It won't just be Claret showing her pretty face.’" Claret...
View ArticleRap Genesis
Rapping may seem easy to some, just talking with music in the background.But being a good rapper, and making it as a rapper, are extremely difficult propositions.Many American teenagers have this...
View ArticleMuslim Converts in America
"I have been asked so many questions randomly on the street. I have been insulted, but I'll correct their insult. I've been asked questions, and I'll be more than happy to answer." -- Hazel Gomez, a...
View ArticleAn American Griot
"A griot is a combination of oral historian, teacher, storyteller, wise man. I'm working on the wisdom part." -- BABA-C, an acronym which stands for "Building Active Better Aware Communities."
View ArticleThe Tea Party and the legacy of MLK
"It's to represent the founding fathers of America, their ideas, mainly focusing right now on faith, hope and charity" -- Holly BennettBennett, who comes from Clearwater, Florida, explains the design...
View ArticleAn Archival Neighborhood Artist
Watch this video to find out more about an artist who paints inner city landmarks in the U street corridor of the U.S. capital."I am Isabelle Spicer. I come from France and I started to paint very...
View ArticleNollywood Comes to America
Check out this behind the scenes video of a day in the shoot of "Yori Yori Babes", a Nollywood Nigerian movie being filmed in the United States."African film is the second largest (film) industry in...
View ArticleA Progressive Push
Click on video to hear from protesters at the recent One Nation rally."We want to bring the war dollars home, and increase the peace." Baba Ras D, with the Washington Math Science Technology charter...
View ArticleA Homecomer's Story
Press play to watch a preview of an upcoming web video series about an ex-con trying to help others like himself."It's very difficult. You've been taken out of society and put into another society that...
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