Friday News Roundup - International
Both figurative and actual storms occurred on both sides of the Atlantic this week.
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Colombia's Big Summer Music Festival Is All About Blackness
The Petronio Alvarez festival is the big event of the summer — five days of music and food and fashion. More than 100,000 people travel to celebrate Afro-Colombian culture.
Sacha Baron Cohen Goes Undercover Again — But Not For Laughs
In the new Netflix series The Spy, the comic master of disguises portrays an Israeli intelligence agent who embeds in Syria during the early 1960s. It's based on the true story of Eli Cohen.
Undocumented But In Demand: Immigration And Labor In America
The meatpacking, farming, construction and manufacturing industries all rely heavily on an immigrant workforce. Many of those workers are undocumented.
Engineers Can Help Save The Earth
John Browne, Lord Browne of Madingley, used to be the CEO oil and gas giant BP. In 1997, he talked about the existence of climate change.
Cherokee Nation Takes Up 1835 Promise To Send Delegate To Congress
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kimberly Teehee, who has been nominated by the Cherokee nation to go to Congress as their delegate, under a 1835 treaty.
Baltimore Chef Throws 1619 Dinner
A Baltimore chef invites guests to learn about the history of slavery in the U.S. through dishes and dialogue.
Cookie Artist Teaches Edible Lessons In Asian-American History
Jasmine Cho makes cookie portraits of people like Takao Ozawa, who was denied U.S. citizenship on the basis of race in a landmark case. Her goal: to make social justice lessons more palatable.
What Do You Call The 'Anniversary' Of A Disaster?
It's been 400 years since the first enslaved Africans were brought to Virginia. But don't call this month an "anniversary."
1A Across America: A Conversation With Minnesota Governor Tim Walz
We ask him your questions. We also discuss corndogs.