Anchor Brian Williams provides a narrative of the Nightly News broadcast Visit weblog
NBC's Mara Schiavocampo writes: "Within earshot of the crashing waves are the dungeons...you can see some photos here, but I’m not sure that even images truly capture the horror of those places."
A U.S. president who has "the blood of Africa within me" praised and scolded the continent of his ancestors Saturday, asserting forces of tyranny and corruption must yield if Africa is to achieve its promise. Full story
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In a Nightly News report on an alleged plot to resell occupied gravesites at the historic Burr Oak Cemetery in suburban Chicago ("Plot to resell gravesites unearthed," July 9), the musician Willie Dixon, who is buried at Burr Oak, was misidentified--a photo of Buddy Guy was shown instead. NBC Nightly News regrets the error.