“My jaw just kind of hit the floor when I heard the sound of the brass coming out of the theater. I just couldn’t believe that someone had taken it to that level of excitement and melancholy all mashed into one.
“I knew I had to find out what it was and how to do it.” So at age 16, he left school and set off to Eastern Europe.
March on Washington, 1963
“Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.” - Martin Luther King Jr.
We’ll have more on Martin Luther King Jr. tonight on the NewsHour. In the meantime, check out our piece on the MLK memorial, 27 years in the making, and a round up of MLK segments from public media stations around the nation.
This is “Not your grandmother’s Iowa Caucus,” Historians examine the state’s rise to power
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While we’re busy reporting and analyzing the latest results from Iowa, head over to our Facebook page to vote on who you think will win. (So far our Facebook poll shows Mitt Romney leading Ron Paul by two votes).
Meanwhile, Judy Woodruff snapped this pic of Craig Romney greeting caucus goers under a Perry sign at Johnston Middle School. Follow Judy and the NewsHour politics team for the latest behind-the-scenes peeks (including patriotic Google popcorn and bacon wrapped pretzels).
While political analyst David Brooks says Mitt Romney is the likely winner (even though Rick Santorum is resonating among Iowa voters on social and economic issues), the “sleeper story” is how Ron Paul is resonating among independent voters, says NewsHour regular Mark Shields.
A high school diploma doesn’t mean what it used to Innovation Trail reports.
As part of PBS Need to Know’s ongoing series on the hardships of unemployment, “Help Wanted,” they want to hear from you.
They’re soliciting stories of economic hardship for the “Help Wanted” series both on the web and on air.
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It’s the new normal: Filling up half the tank, foregoing doctor’s appointments, skimping on groceries. Americans — who for well over a century have been the consumer engine of the world’s economy, accustomed to a high standard of living — are feeling the pain of the economic downturn in their…
Happy Tumblr Tuesday all. A while ago we posted a short list of Public Media-ites on Tumblr. On Columbus Day, NPR Fresh Air posted a similar thread asking for the employees to step up.
So, here is a new recommendation list of active and semi-active public media shows and stations and more here on Tumblr. Follow away! And tell us if we missed anyone:
A protester displays a sign during an Occupy Toronto demonstration on October 15, 2011.
A roundup of the latest public media coverage of the weekend protests around the nation.
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