America
Getting to Know the New First Family
HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I’m Doug Johnson. This week: We listen to musicians who will perform at the inauguration of Barack Obama as the forty-fourth president of the United States … Tell about Michelle Obama and other members of the family moving into the White House … And answer [...]
Marian Anderson, 1897-1993: Her Voice Became Famous Around the World
VOICE ONE: I’m Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today, we begin the first of two reports about singer Marian Anderson. (MUSIC: “Wide River”) VOICE ONE: Marian Anderson A tall black woman is singing in a concert hall. Her eyes are closed. She is not [...]
Getting to Know the New First Family
HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I’m Doug Johnson. This week: We listen to musicians who will perform at the inauguration of Barack Obama as the forty-fourth president of the United States … Tell about Michelle Obama and other members of the family moving into the White House … And answer [...]
