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Pope Francis delivered remarks at the Festival of Families. His arrival was also shown. Members of six families from Australia, Ukraine, Jordan, Nigeria, New York, and Argentina briefly d…

The Justice Department held a ceremony to unveil the official portrait of Attorney General Eric Holder. The event, which marked Attorney General Holder’s anticipated departure from the depar…

President Obama addressed the nation following his swearing-in during the presidential inauguration ceremony. In his address he spoke about the themes of sacrifice and renewal, calling on Am…

At the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial on the national mall, participants spoke about the legacy of the Reverend King and the civil rights movement. This program d…

Past and present elected officials, Congressional Black Caucus members, civil rights leaders, noted clergy, and other dignitaries attended the funeral of Rosa Parks, who died October 24, 200…

Mr. Williams delivered a humorous speech in which he read fictitious notes from various Washington figures. President Clinton then made some joking remarks before commenting more serious…

The march was dedicated to the proposition that there should be no more cancer. Their goal was to get more federal money for cancer research. Various cancer survivors and those with relative…

Federal, state, and local dignitaries gathered to pay tribute and celebrate the life of Coleman A. Young, the first African-American mayor of Detroit, who died Nov. 29 of respiratory failure…

Members of the Kennedy family, civil rights leaders, and the descendants of 1960's civil rights leaders spoke during a Catholic mass commemorating the 25th anniversary of the death of former…

Two Chinese students made an appeal for democracy and human rights in China on the second evening of the 1992 Democratic National Convention in New York, NY. Ms. Lu and Mr. Ling had been in …