On Sunday evening, Discovery Channel and OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network premiered RISE: The Promise of My Brother’s Keeper, a film exploring explores the lives of boys and young men of color that participate in life changing programs. President Obama launched the My Brother’s Keeper initiative to tackle opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color in this country and to ensure all youth can achieve their full potential.…
On May 7, Discovery Education and the School District of Philadelphia partnered to host a town hall in support of the White House’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative. The event, held at Philadelphia’s School of the Future, is part of a larger series of town halls supporting the federal program, which focuses on improving the life outcomes of boys and young men of color through public-private partnerships and other measures. Each event brings together…
Discovery has teamed up with the White House and the National Institutes of Health to create a PSA with MythBusters hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who encourage viewers to “get the facts and find reliable information” about Ebola. In the 30-second PSA, Adam and Jamie acknowledge that there are “a lot of rumors and false information popping up” about the deadly virus, and while the virus should certainly be…
On Tuesday, Discovery Education will transport students to China to hear from First Lady Michelle Obama in a cultural exchange with a student studying abroad in China as part of the Of the People: Live from the White House Virtual Field Trip series. Continuing to give students unique access to White House professionals, experts and personalities, Discovery Education will transport students into a Chinese classroom alongside the First Lady during “Exchange…
Today, President Barack Obama will announce a new public and private partnership, My Brother’s Keeper, to address a U.S. crisis with regard to minority men and boys. Discovery Communications, as a part of its commitment to equality and education — regardless of color or economic circumstances, will join the President and other leaders in the business, philanthropic and non-profit sectors to develop an aggressive agenda targeted at narrowing and eliminating…
We’re happy it’s Friday, but to be honest, we’re all holding out for Sunday! With the biggest game of the year just around the corner, we have cuteness spilling out of every crevice of the building and can’t wait for the showdown starting Sunday at 3 PM ET. Check out a few fun stories on Discovery below and then get in the game with Stephen Colbert! These Dogs Will Have…
Yesterday, students from across the country virtually traveled to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for Discovery Education’s first trip in its new Virtual Field Trip series, “Of the People: Live from the White House,” a series designed to offer middle and high school students unique access to White House professionals, experts and personalities in a series of 30-minute virtual events broadcast live from the White House and open to all classrooms nationwide. On…
To most of the world, life inside the Oval Office is a mystery. Military Channel’s new series Commander in Chief: Inside the Oval Office, however, invites viewers to take a seat in the West Wing and, with never-before-seen footage, newly released presidential documents and exclusive interviews, experience how the Commander in Chief makes a life or death decision. The first two installments visited the White House’s of President Obama and George…
On Wednesday, April 18, Vice President Joe Biden will host an event in support of the White House’s initiative to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). As a part of tomorrow’s event, Investigation Discovery’s Paula Zahn will moderate a panel discussion with community leaders and advocates about the importance of VAWA and the issues that our country continues to face in combating domestic violence. The White House will broadcast…