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The Millions More Movement will be held on Washington's National Mall Saturday to mark the 10th anniversary of the Million Man March. On Oct. 16, 1995, hundreds of thousands of black men gathered and pledged to improve themselves, personally and politically.

Long before the first snowfall, winter warriors pull out their snowmobiles to race them on whatever surface they can find: asphalt, grass and even water. Robert Smith attends a watercross event on a pond outside of Manchester, N.H.

We remember director Robert Wise, who won Oscars for West Side Story and The Sound of Music. Wise also worked as the editor of Orson Welles' Citizen Kane. He died last week at 91. This interview first aired March 7, 1989.

For the "What's in a Song" series, producer Taki Telonidis explores the history of one of Latin America's most popular folk songs. "La Llorona" describes the legend of a woman who spends all of eternity mourning the death of her children by the banks of the river in which they drowned.

Women in Afghanistan continue to experience more restrictions under the Taliban, including the return of the burqa. NPR's Scott Simon notes how the world seems to be distracted from their plight.

New Orleans musicians are angry and uncertain about their futures and the future of their hometown. Cyril Neville of the Neville Brothers says he doesn't want to return to New Orleans if it will be rebuilt as "a cross between Disneyland and Las Vegas."

In several ways, the age of "infotainment" is foretold in Good Night, and Good Luck, set in the 1950s. The film tells of newsman Edward R. Murrow's fight against Sen. Joe McCarthy -- but it also details "the inherent debasement of mass news in a commercial culture."

Thousands of people who support reproductive rights are marching Saturday in several cities to highlight the potential ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade.

The Chicago White Sox make a triumphant return to their hometown following their sweep of the World Series. They are greeted by a parade and welcome-home celebration. Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field reports.

Paradise Now is a powerful and provocative drama about the nightmare of terrorism. It gets its strength from its dispassion. It is uncompromising in its determination to explain, rather than justify, incomprehensible acts.