2020-03-26 Maryland Musician Holds Daily Concerts During Coronavirus Outbreak
The spread of the new coronavirus has completely changed the daily routines of people around the world. Many are trying…
2020-03-23 Ugandan Poet Taking on Politics With Poetry
Ugandan poet Stella Nyanzi was released in February after spending more than a year in prison for some words she…
2020-03-21 Musicians Invite Us to Their Living Rooms
The spreading coronavirus has canceled several touring performances from top musical artists. But some of these musicians have found a…
2020-03-21 Inside with Coronavirus, Chinese Discover the Joy of Cooking
Chef Zhang Xuesi lowered the fire on the stove where he was cooking his Cantonese meal. He added all the…
2020-03-17 Hip Hop Museum to Open in New York
Hip hop is getting its very own museum in its birthplace in New York State. Hip hop is the name…
2020-03-16 Billionaire Will Raffle Away Picasso for Charity
Billionaire art collector David Nahmad cannot remember why he bought “Nature Morte,” a small oil painting by Pablo Picasso. Nahmad…
2020-03-14 US Botanic Garden Celebrates 200 Years of Plants and Flowers
Visitors come to the United States Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C. to enjoy many different plants, and the peace of…
2020-03-07 Nashville Expands Music Offerings to Movies, Video Games
Nashville, Tennessee is already known to many Americans as Music City. It is famous for country music in the United…
2020-03-06 Website Brings Attention to Lesser Known People in Black History
Professor Matthew Delmont decided a few years ago that he wanted to change how he teaches African American history. Delmont…
2020-02-29 ‘Human Computer’ for NASA Space Flights Dies at 101
The United States space agency recently marked the loss of a very important person to America’s early space efforts. NASA…
2020-02-27 Younger Americans Not Interested in Tiffany Jewelry, Gap Clothes
In the United States, some once-loved stores are trying to understand decreasing sales. Jewelry store Tiffany & Co. is an…
2020-02-22 Jigsaw Puzzles Gain Fans
Jigsaw puzzles for adults are becoming more popular in America. The puzzles have pieces of different shapes that, when put…
2020-02-27 B. Smith Model and Entrepreneur dies at 70
In 1976, American Barbara Smith became only the second black model to appear on the cover of Mademoiselle magazine. That…
2020-02-21 Songs to Heal: Yazidi Refugees Celebrate 7,000-Year-Old Musical Culture
When the Islamic State (IS) group moved across northern Iraq in 2014, its forces tried to destroy the Yazidi people.…
2020-02-15 Foreign Dancers Train in Samba at Brazilian Carnival
Jessica Hahn-Chaplin smiles for cameras while wearing the beautiful yellow clothing and high heel shoes of passista samba dancers. She…