It is graduation season across the country. A time when we turn the page to the next chapter of life for the tens of ...

Country music star Eric Church earned praise for delivering the “greatest” commencement speech with his now-viral address to ...

A good commencement speech is not aimed at posterity, proffered to everyone for all time. Instead, it is a temporary moment ...

Words are powerful, as is shown in these insightful, spine-tingling and, at times, revolution-inspiring speeches, spoken by great women throughout history, such as Maya Angelo and Emmeline Pankhurst, ...

Diving into the writing process of the viral speech. There's simply no denying that Eric Church is one of the greatest wordsmiths of the current generation of country music. With nine albums worth of ...

From short, two-sentence ‘Thank yous’ to loud music ushering them off the stage, these are what a select few Hollywood movie stars did with their 45 seconds of award acceptance time. The result? The ...

Basketball legend Kobe Bryant won an Oscar for his animated short film Dear Basketball, which he wrote and narrated. He became the first professional athlete to win an Oscar. "As basketball players, ...

Editor's Note: This story was orignially published on npr.org on Feb. 7, 2024. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, is so ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

Presidents Day is time to reflect and show appreciation for our nation's greatest leaders, those who have led the country and lifted the people up with their inspiring words and courageous actions.