Bessie Coleman was the first African American Female PilotWritten by Vivian Chakarian (Theme) VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Bessie Coleman, the first Af...
Jackson Pollock Invented a New Kind of Painting That Changed the Way People Looked at Art Written by Dana Demange (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Bob Doughty with People in America in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about...
Writer Willa Cather Celebrated Europeans Who Settled in the American Midwest Written by Richard Thorman (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Tony Riggs with People in America. Today we tell about writer Willa Cather. (MUSIC) VO...
Country and Western Singer Roger Miller Had Many Hit Songs Written by Paul Thompson (THEME) VOICE ONE: Im Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And Im Sarah Long with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today we tell about music writer and per...
Willis Conover Brought Jazz, 'the Music of Freedom,' to the World Written by Dana Demange (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Im Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: Willis Conover And Im Barbara Klein with People in America in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about Willis Con...
Arthur Ashe: Tennis Champion and Civil Rights ActivistWritten by Vivian Chakarian (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Im Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: Arthur Ashe And Im Steve Ember with People in America, in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the life of tennis ch...
Writer Dorothy West: Last Living Member of Harlem Renaissance Written by Doreen Baingana (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the Special English Program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week, we tell about a person w...
Cesar Chavez Organized the First Successful Farm Workers Union in America Written by Robert Brumfield (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Im Nicole Nichols. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Program, People in America. Today we tell about one...
Frank Lloyd Wright,1867-1959: The greatest American building designer of the twentieth century One critic said Wright's ideas were 50 years ahead of his time. VOICE ONE: I'm Phoebe Zimmerman. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special Engli...
Louis Khan Helped Define Modern Architecture Written by Dana Demange VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English program, People in America. Today, we tell about Louis Kahn. He is considered one of the most...