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Planet Hip Hop: The World celebrates 50 years of hip-hop around the globe
Hip-hop turns 50 this summer, and its influence has been felt in all corners of the globe. From the streets of the Bronx to a revolution in Beirut, from anti-apartheid messages in Cape Town to graffiti in Cairo. Throughout the summer, we will be exploring Planet Hip Hop.
Historians are learning more about how the Nazis targeted trans people
This film professor says Melvin Van Peebles taught her that 'when Hollywood is closing the door, you find your own way'
How new legislation could improve Holocaust education in US public schools
Relying on electronic voting machines puts us at risk, security expert says
In Georgia, a young Latina reluctantly casts her primary vote for Biden
Leticia Arcila, a 20-year-old first-generation Mexican American living in Atlanta, was eager to cast her vote for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Georgia primary. When the coronavirus hit, the primary was delayed — and Sanders dropped out of the race.
In 'The Humorist,' Soviet comedy is no joke
Michael Idov's new film, “The Humorist,” captures the oxymoronic nature of state-sanctioned Soviet comedy and the downfall of the system through the eyes of character, Boris Arkadiev.
How the race for nuclear power began
The begging of the nuclear age at the end of World War II happened, in large part, due to fears that Germany would detonate an atomic bomb first. See how the United States pushed itself to become the world's first nuclear power.
As opioids land more women in prison, Ohio finds alternative treatments
"We cannot arrest our way out of the problem," some advocates say.
Environmental prosecutions under Trump projected to be the lowest in two decades
Despite promises to "promote clean air and water," environmental prosecutions and penalties have drastically decreased during Trump’s first year.
In Minnesota, a measles outbreak exposes the gaps in public health
An outbreak grabbed the headlines for Somalis in this northern state. But advocates hope it can bring more than just an emergency response.
This underground railroad took slaves to freedom in Mexico
President Donald Trump wants to stop illegal immigration at the southern border. More than 100 years ago, many Americans were trying to get into Mexico, illegally, to escape slavery.
The World's music features this week: Eljuri, Kady and Greg Lake
Each week on The World, we feature a unique selection of musicians, and every week we put it together for you here.
Sudanese American parents look at Ahmed Mohamed and think of their own kids
After a Sudanese American teenager was arrested and detained in Texas for bringing a homemade digital clock to school, Sudanese American parents wonder what Ahmed Mohamed's story means for their kids growing up in the US.
US veteran says police response in Ferguson 'isn’t the country we fought to protect'
The heavy-handed police response to civil unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, this week, has drawn a lot of criticism from veterans of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Phillip Carter, a former army captain, wrote a piece for the Daily Beast entitled "Ferguson's Cops Are Armed Like I Was in Iraq."