Mar 8th, 2010 · The Education Department is launching 38 investigations into possible civil rights violations by schools and colleges in more than 30 states. Secretary Arne Duncan makes the announcement Monday in Selma, Alabama, where he will join civil rights leaders to commemorate the 45th anniversary of one of the bloodiest clashes between protesters and state police.
Feb 17th, 2010 · 2010 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of composer Robert Schumann. One of the most interesting Schumann commemorative items is the DVD Twin Spirits, a British music-theater piece about the intense relationship between Schumann and his wife Clara, performed by Trudie Styler and Sting.
Feb 11th, 2010 · This year, Valentine's Day shares the 14th with Chinese New Year. Cupid had better flap his wings because it's the Year of the Tiger, and tigers don't eat chocolate. To commemorate this rare alignment, here are three books about love in Chinese families.
Feb 4th, 2010 · Called the hippest trip in America, "Soul Train," the iconic dance and music performance program that showcased numerous black artists, put the step in the most popular dances, and showcased fashion that everyone had to have. The institution turns 40 this year and VH1 will commemorate the anniversary with a documentary about the influence and reach of "Soul Train" to urban audiences. Host Michel Martin speaks with the project's director J. Kevin Swain, and 1980s R&B/Pop artist Jody Watley, whom the program boosted to stardom, eventually earning her a Grammy-award winning artist.
Jan 28th, 2010 · France has been celebrating the life and works of writer and philosopher Albert Camus, who died 50 years ago this January. But the commemoration has been fraught with politics, after President Nicolas Sarkozy suggested moving Camus' remains from a village in the south to Paris.
Jan 26th, 2010 · The House of Representatives takes up a bill honoring modern bluegrass legend Lester Flatt. Why does Congress pass commemorative resolutions?
Jan 6th, 2010 · A Muslim group in Britain says it wants to hold a march in the English town of Wootton Bassett to commemorate civilian casualties of the war in Afghanistan. The town is best known for its ceremonies honoring British troops killed in Afghanistan. British leaders and other Muslim groups say the planned march is unnecessarily provocative.
Nov 26th, 2009 · A year after the assault that paralyzed India's commercial heart, the anniversary was commemorated across the city with candlelight vigils, prayer meetings, art projects, discussion groups, political speeches, music concerts and soul-searching newspaper articles. Activists fear that security upgrades in the city are not enough to prevent a repeat of the attack.