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Happy Friday WSY! I’m sure many of you have heard about this program in Washington DC, a first of its kind “public” boarding school. If not, please watch the videos and listen to the voices of these inspiring young people. The Seed School The SEED Foundation is a national nonprofit that partners with urban communities [...]

Good Morning WSY! Let’s start off this joyful week with the sounds of  The Washington Performing Arts Society’s Children of the Gospel Choir performing for our First African-American President, Barack H. Obama, on January 21, 2009 during the National Prayer Service at the Washington National Cathedral.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Barack Obama, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan’s King Abdullah II walk to East Room of the White House before making statements on the Middle East peace negotiations in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010

This week, watch a sneak preview of next Friday’s “Dispatches from Iraq” and join our brave men and women, both troops and civilians, on the ground as combat operations end in Iraq.

Good morning WSY Fam! Hope everyone is enjoying a peaceful and restful Saturday. Today marks the 47th anniversary of the August 28, 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech advocating racial harmony at the Lincoln Memorial during the march. The march was [...]

Good morning and Happy Friday WSY Fam! The Obama Women Series (Part II) concludes today with President Obama’s rock — Valerie Jarrett. In an interview with the New York Times President Obama stressed that Valerie Jarrett is much more than a trusted senior advisor: She’s family — she combines the closeness of a family member [...]

Good morning WSY Family. Today, the Obama Women Series (Part II) recognizes Margaret Hamburg. Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., was confirmed on May 18, 2009 by a unanimous Senate voice vote to become Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). She is the first biracial FDA Commissioner and only the second woman. Ms. Hamburg’s mother [...]

Good morning and Happy Hump day. The Obama Women Series (Part II) continues with Joycelyn Frye. At Harvard Law School, Joycelyn Frye and the First Lady supported student demands for more professors of color, savored countless episodes of “The Cosby Show” and “L.A. Law,” and dreamed about how two idealistic black women might make their [...]

Good morning and Happy Tuesday WSY Fam! The Obama Women Series (Part II) continues with Cheryl Mills. Ms. Mills is the Counselor and Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Currently, Ms. Mills is leading the State Department’s continuing relief efforts in Haiti. I feel a special connection to Haiti and the Haitian [...]

Good Morning and Happy Monday WSY fam! This week, WEE spotlight powerful African American women serving in the administration — The Obama Women Series (Part II). Jacqueline A. Berrien was sworn in as Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on April 7, 2010. President Barack Obama nominated Ms. Berrien on July 16, [...]

Good morning WSY Fam. Hope everyone is enjoying a peaceful and restful Sunday. Here’s a beautiful inspirational song by Brian McKnight.