How many current political leaders can your class identify? Do they know who Manmohan Singh is? Use the presentation like a flash card who's who, to help the class recognize leaders from the United States, India, Canada, Mexico,Great...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text about President Barack Obama. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

PBS provides in-depth news coverage of Obama's presidential transition including analysis, interviews, background reports, a list of key positions (named as they are filled), and related links. Continuously updated.

Barack Obama was the 2009 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. A video of his Nobel lecture, a short documentary of his life and photos from the award ceremony can be viewed here.

Brief biography of the first US black president, Barack Obama.

Utilize this segment highlighting President Barack Obama's reversal of the decisions the Bush Administration regarding stem cell research in the classroom. March 10, 2009.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A speech given by President Barack Obama at a dedication ceremony for a Rosa Parks statue in Washington, D. C. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An excerpt of a speech given by President Barack Obama commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Profiles of the key members of President Barack Obama's team, including his cabinet members, chief of staff, White House Press Secretary, National Security Advisor, Director of the CIA, and more.

Barack Obama giving a commencement speech at the University of Michigan 2010.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A speech by President Barack Obama proclaiming February 4, 2013 as the 10th Anniversary of the Birth of Rosa Parks. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Roland Burris, an American Democratic politician who was the first African-American elected to statewide office in Illinois. His appointment as U.S. senator (2009-10) to fill the seat...