Afropop Worldwide
Fridays at 8pm on WPSU 2
Afropop Worldwide is a radio program and online magazine dedicated to music from Africa and the African Diaspora.
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The morning after the deadly attack on a protest over recent police shootings of black men around the U.S., the mood in Dallas is incredulous.
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The Rev. Michael Waters of Joy Tabernacle African Methodist Episcopal Church was among protesters marching Thursday night when the situation turned "violent and volatile." He talks with David Greene.
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Rachel Martin talks with Gene Demby of NPR's Code Switch team about reaction on social media to the killing of five police officers in the wake of police shootings of black men earlier this week.
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Many activist groups were demonstrating in Dallas last night when snipers opened fire on the police. John Fullinwider, a co-founder of Mothers Against Police Brutality, talks with Rachel Martin.
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NPR correspondents and Sarah Mervosh of the Dallas Morning News talk about the latest from Dallas, U.S. law enforcement and politics, and Friday's news conference by the Dallas police chief and mayor.
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David Greene speaks with Noble Wray, a retired police chief from Madison, Wis., who is now leading the Justice Department's law enforcement reform initiative, on the recent police violence in the U.S.
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President Obama is in Warsaw for the NATO summit but overnight he spoke about the sniper attack in Dallas. Five police officers were killed. Obama said the attacks were vicious and calculated.
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Five police officers were shot and killed Thursday night in Dallas after 2 snipers opened fire during what had been a peaceful demonstration. How are other departments acting to the news.
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Rachel Martin talks to Jeff Hood, one of the organizers of the protest in Dallas, where five police officers were shot and killed by two snipers. The shooting happened as the protest was winding down.
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A new club is attracting teens across the country. They are competitively eating heads of lettuce. The fastest one becomes president of the club and organizes the competition next year.