The Washington Post HD Video Podcast

John and Elizabeth Edwards made their first campaign appearances together in New Hampshire after announcing last month that Elizabeth's cancer had returned.

Sheila Holt-Orsted says her family wasn't properly warned after toxic waste at a nearby landfill polluted their well water. She is now battling cancer, and the officials who refute her allegations of environmental racism.

Protesters opposing the Iraq war clashed with counter-demonstrators during a march to the Pentagon.

Sen. John McCain brings the Straight Talk Express back to New Hampshire, hoping to rekindle the support that delivered him the state's 2000 primary.

Three tales of violence in Darfur from the Oure Cassoni refugee camp near Bihai, Chad.

A journey into the ethnic divide in Darfur and eastern Chad.

The deteriorating security situation threatens an even larger humanitarian crisis in Darfur and eastern Chad.

Four months ago, Chris Cunningham, 31, decided to make a career change. As a waiter and bartender he made good money, but he knew that in the long term that he would always struggle to support his growing family. So when he found out from a friend about a full-time 15-week computer tech training program offered by Per Scholas he seized the opportunity. The Bronx, N.Y.-based school runs the classes for free to anyone with a high school diploma or equivalent and with a ninth grade math and reading level. At the end of the program, students must pass a state-administered test to become a certified computer technician.

With an early pledge of support from Gov. Tim Kaine, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) drew a record crowd to Richmond's annual Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner.

Teens share their thoughts on growing up without a father at the Ophelia Egypt Center, an after school program sponsored by Planned Parenthood.

Composer Dominik Maican is a 17-year-old high school student from Potomac, Md. who spends his Saturdays studying at The Juilliard School in New York City.

Jonathan Shanks believes there are two types of people:Those who are book smart and those who have skills. He's of the latter. He didn't go to college, though his father and sister both earned degrees. Instead, Shanks entered the workforce after high school. His interest in fair wages for black men motivates him to serve as union president representing his co-workers at the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority. After work, he helps the community through his involvement in gospel music as a musician and promoter.

In response to The Washington Post series "Being a Black Man," several gay black men got together over dinner to discuss what it means to be black and gay in America.

Black men from all walks of life explore the meaning of race, culture and identity.

Justin Jenifer learned to dribble a basketball when he was three. He is now 10 and plays point guard for two Maryland traveling teams, one of which placed ninth in the nation last year in the 10-and-under category.