Jan 28th, 2006 · Atlanta's Battle of the Bands is an annual competition among marching bands from historically black colleges and universities. Practice sessions were intense at Clark Atlanta University, made famous in the movie Drumline.
Jan 15th, 2006 · In historian Taylor Branch's At Canaan's Edge, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is a citizen of his time. The peace marches of 1963; the Watts riots of 1965; the Vietnam conflict that dominated the late '60s -- King spoke about them all.
Jan 6th, 2006 · Friday is the Feast of the Epiphany, when Christians say the Three Kings arrived to give the baby Jesus gifts. The city of Madrid, Spain marks the occasion with a huge parade, marching bands and reenactment of the biblical story.
Nov 5th, 2005 · France is reeling after nine nights of violence in poor immigrant communities. In one of the Paris suburbs hit by rioting, citizens marched for peace Saturday. The street violence has sparked a political crisis, with calls for the interior minister to resign.
Nov 1st, 2005 · Framed by the stones of ancient temples and bathing pools, marching Hindu pilgrims chant praise to Krishna and his consort, Radha. They touch the holy water of the Yamuna River and walk barefoot down the same paths they believe Krishna himself once trod.
Oct 14th, 2005 · Author Mary Frances Berry talks about the lives of two notable civil rights figures who died this week. C. Delores Tucker may have marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Selma, Ala., but her notoriety came from trading words with rap artists like Snoop Dogg and Tupac. In 1963, Vivian Malone Jones was one of two black students to enroll at the University of Alabama, where then-Gov. George Wallace stood in defiance inside the schoolhouse door.
Jun 7th, 2005 · Melissa Block talks with Nicholas Kristof, a columnist for the New York Times, about his recent trip to Darfur, in western Sudan. Kristof tells the story of one woman who was gang-raped by eight men. After her husband was killed, she marched across the desert with her five children to seek shelter in a refugee camp. Her youngest child later died.
Apr 8th, 2005 · One of television's longest-running dramas, JAG, was given its marching orders this week after 10 seasons on the air. The show's cancellation highlights the changes in television viewing habits since the show first aired. Michele Norris talks with Joe Adalian, television editor for Variety.