A paper emerald castle marked with the words "Respect," "Caring" and "Tolerance" stands at the end of a golden path, marked with bricks inscribed with messages about how to live out those qualities. ...more

December 13, 2009

President Barack Obama entered the pantheon of Nobel Peace Prize winners Thursday with humble words, acknowledging his own few accomplishments while delivering a robust defense of war and promising to use the prestigious award to "reach for the world that ought to be." ...more

December 10, 2009

Famed CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite dies at 92, known as 'most trusted man in America' ...more

July 17, 2009

In 1964, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize, Cassius Clay became world heavyweight champion and Tampa Theatre still had a "whites only" admittance policy. ...more

January 28, 2009

Students streamed in and out of the student services building Jan. 20, wearing their message of hope for a brighter future. ...more

January 28, 2009

When he sat down with a pen and paper and tried to reflect on the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with an eye to the future presidency of Barack Obama, Tampa Poet Laureate James Tokley didn't know what he would say. ...more

January 21, 2009

When Barack Obama took the first steps toward becoming president, Luis Rivera didn't trust him. ...more

January 19, 2009

Pauline Cole remembers riding in the back of the Ybor City streetcar because she was black. ...more

January 19, 2009

The third Sunday in January, known as "King Sunday" in Atlanta after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., easily could've been called "Obama Sunday" this year. ...more

January 18, 2009

Barack Obama said he's as hopeful as ever about the future of the U.S. as thousands of Americans converged on Washington's Lincoln Memorial for a free concert to celebrate his inauguration as the first black president. ...more

January 18, 2009