Mosaic
Paul Robeson,1898-1976: Singer, Actor, and Civil Rights Activist
VOICE ONE:
I’m Shirley Griffith.
VOICE TWO:
And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we tell about Paul Robeson. He was a singer, actor, and civil rights activist. In the nineteen thirties, he was one of the best known and most widely honored black Americans. Later in his life he was [...]
What Does the Average Joe Think?
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories.
A person’s name is very important. Some names also have special meanings in popular American expressions. To better understand what I mean, sit back and listen. You might even want to get a cup of Joe, I mean, a cup of coffee.
One day, an average [...]
New Developments Against TB
This is the VOA Special English Development Report.
An estimated one-third of all people are infected with tuberculosis. Most have latent, or inactive, cases. They do not suffer coughing, increased body temperature or other signs of active TB.
A tuberculosis patient looks at a TB awareness poster in a 2007 photo
But each year, about nine million people [...]
