2016-10-27 L’Oréal Chemist Balanda Atis: Makeup is Personal
Beauty comes in many shades. But some women find their shades are underrepresented in the cosmetics industry. Balanda Atis wants…
2016-10-13 Exceptional Minds: The Creative Power of Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum
For young people identified as on the autism spectrum, growing into adulthood can have its own challenges. But students at…
2016-09-29 David Titcomb: Transforming Classical Music at New York Orchestra
That music is Symphony No. 2, known as the Resurrection Symphony. Austrian Gustav Mahler composed the piece in the late…
2016-09-15 Jennifer Webb-McRae: ‘I’m Passionate About Doing Justice Every Day’
Jennifer Webb-McRae always knew what she wanted to be when she grew up. “I really never wanted to be anything…
2016-09-01 Part Two of Dr. Anthony Fauci: America’s Man on Infectious Diseases
The nation’s top expert on infectious diseases is Dr. Anthony S. Fauci. Fauci has carried out important research in HIV/AIDS…
2016-08-27 Women in the Kitchen, Men in the Garage, Americans Say
The United States could elect its first woman president in November. But most Americans still believe in the traditional division…
2016-08-18 Dr. Anthony Fauci: America’s Man on Infectious Diseases
His name is Dr. Anthony S. Fauci. Some Americans may never have heard of him, but his work affects tens…
2016-08-04 BeBe Winans: Music, God and Family
{Music playing, Winans singing} That is the voice of singer and songwriter BeBe Winans. His birth name is Benjamin but…
2016-07-21 Determined, Dedicated and Disciplined to Be Fit
It would be an understatement to say that Ernestine Shepherd is in better condition than most people. The 80-year-old bodybuilder…
2016-07-07 Maz Jobrani: Building Cultural Bridges, One Laugh at a Time
Maz Jobrani likes to make people laugh. The Iranian-American knew early in life that he wanted to become an actor…
2016-06-23 Maker’s Row: Made in America
Manufacturing is an important industry in the United States. However, for many years, Americans have expressed fear that the industry…
2016-06-09 Athena Zhe: Painting a Canvas That Lives and Breathes
Athena Zhe grew up in Ukraine wanting to paint for the rest of her life. Her parents, however, wanted her…
2016-05-26 Andy Shallal: ‘I Didn’t Have to Come Here, I Chose to Come Here’
There is a saying that laughter is good for the soul. When we interviewed Iraqi-American Andy Shallal at his Washington,…
2013-03-05 Eartha Kitt, 1927-2008: Singer, Actress and “Catwoman”
VOICE ONE: I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I’m Barbara Klein with People in America in VOA Special English. Today…
2013-04-28 Billy Wilder, 1906-2002: He Changed the History of American Movies
VOICE ONE: I’m Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA.…