Allison Keyes

Winfrey Gives Millions To New African-American Museum In D.C.

Allison Keyes — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:56:00 +0000

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey is giving a multimillion-dollar boost to the Smithsonian's new facility, the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). She gave the museum, which is being built in Washington, D.C., $12 million Tuesday, in addition to a previous $1 million donation.

"I am so proud of African-American history and its contributions to our nation as a whole," says Winfrey, chairman and CEO of the Oprah Winfrey Network.

What A Lawsuit Against The Redskins Could Mean For The Brand

Allison Keyes — Fri, 31 May 2013 22:59:00 +0000

Once again, the long-standing controversy over the name of the Washington Redskins is in the news.

For Berry Gordy, Broadway Is Memory Lane

Allison Keyes — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:01:00 +0000

There's hardly an adult anywhere in the world who wouldn't recognize at least some of the music of Motown.

The R&B label changed the course of music in the United States and made household names of Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder and The Jackson 5.

Woof Out The Red Carpet: Westminster Dogs Take New York

Allison Keyes — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:32:00 +0000

On Tuesday night, one dog will be named "best in show" at the 137th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York.

Many of the canines that have flocked to Manhattan are staying at the Hotel Pennsylvania across the street from Madison Square Garden, where judging of the main events in the show is held.

The hotel has special amenities for its four-legged guests.

"Hey, buddy," doggie concierge Jerry Grymek says to a border collie in a crate.

Newtown Residents Join Gun Control Rally In Washington

Allison Keyes — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 20:12:00 +0000

Residents of Newtown, Conn., where 20 children died in December's school shootings, marched alongside other supporters of gun control at a rally on the National Mall on Saturday.

About 100 residents were expected from Newtown, The Washington Post says. The march was organized in the wake of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary, where six teachers were also killed.

Ill. Considers Licenses For Undocumented Immigrants

Allison Keyes — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 21:42:00 +0000

Illinois could become the third state — after Washington and New Mexico — where undocumented immigrants can obtain driver's licenses. The legislation is halfway there. A bill that passed the state Senate 41-14 last Tuesday has bipartisan support.

Before the Senate vote, leaders from both parties, including Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican former Gov. Jim Edgar, spoke out in favor of the legislation.

Arab-American Voters Lean Toward Obama, But With Less Enthusiasm

Allison Keyes — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:06:00 +0000

Arab-American voters strongly supported President Obama in 2008, and polls show most are doing so this time around as well.

Millennia Of Stargazing At 'African Cosmos' Exhibit

Allison Keyes — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 19:26:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qHlEvQKZcA

Social Issues Hold Sway Over Ohio's Black Voters

Allison Keyes — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 22:54:00 +0000

Transcript

GUY RAZ, HOST:

In 2008, then-Senator Barack Obama won nearly all the African-American vote. And this year, a recent poll found that less than 1 percent of black voters will back Mitt Romney. But in Ohio, as NPR's Allison Keyes found out, some black voters are agonizing over whether to vote in November at all.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

ALLISON KEYES, BYLINE: The choir rehearses on Saturdays at Friendship Baptist Church in Girard, Ohio. It's a town of 10,000, and Friendship Baptist is a small, friendly-looking building that was once a private home.

In Just 'One Small Step' Armstrong Became An Icon

Allison Keyes — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:21:00 +0000

It was the kind of history that ignites the imagination of humanity.

On July 20, 1969, hundreds of millions of people around the world watched or listened as the lunar module Eagle carried astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the surface of the moon. Armstrong got on the radio to let them know "the Eagle has landed."

Almost seven hours later, Armstrong stepped off the ladder in his bulky white space suitand said those famous words: "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind"

Astronaut Alan Bean became the fourth person to walk on the moon in November of 1969.