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Critically-acclaimed hip-hop artist Dope Saint Jude performs at the Cape Town Jazz Festival, April 2017.

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.

Planet Hip Hop: The World celebrates 50 years of hip-hop around the globe
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Historians are learning more about how the Nazis targeted trans people

Historians are learning more about how the Nazis targeted trans people
US director, actor, screenwriter Melvin Van Peebles is seen during a tribute for his career at the 38th American Film Festival in Deauville, Normandy, France

This film professor says Melvin Van Peebles taught her that 'when Hollywood is closing the door, you find your own way'

This film professor says Melvin Van Peebles taught her that 'when Hollywood is closing the door, you find your own way'
Black and white photo of prisoners at Buchenwald.

How new legislation could improve Holocaust education in US public schools

How new legislation could improve Holocaust education in US public schools
A person wearing a gray shirt holds two paper ballots and places them in a box.

Relying on electronic voting machines puts us at risk, security expert says

Relying on electronic voting machines puts us at risk, security expert says
Leticia Arcila, a 20-year-old voter in Atlanta, Georgia, said health care is her top priority in a presidential candidate.

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 Georgia, a young Latina reluctantly casts her primary vote for Biden
A film still of a man sitting at a dressing room mirror with lights

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.

In 'The Humorist,' Soviet comedy is no joke
A mushroom cloud from a nuclear bomb.

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.

How the race for nuclear power began
women at a prison

As opioids land more women in prison, Ohio finds alternative treatments

"We cannot arrest our way out of the problem," some advocates say.

As opioids land more women in prison, Ohio finds alternative treatments
Harley-Davidson motorcycles on display at the company’s headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. An EPA penalty of $15 million for selling emissions defeat devices was decreased by $3 million under the Trump administration in December 2017.

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.

Environmental prosecutions under Trump projected to be the lowest in two decades
Woman stands at front of meeting room with microphone, one man at table raises hand

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.

In Minnesota, a measles outbreak exposes the gaps in public health
Back of agent looking over river

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.

This underground railroad took slaves to freedom in Mexico
Eljuri, one of the artists featured on The World this week.

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.

The World's music features this week: Eljuri, Kady and Greg Lake
Mohamed Awad Elhassan hopes to introduce his daughter, Sameira, to STEM fields when she's older, but wonders what kind of stereotypes she'll face because of her name and appearance.

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.

Sudanese American parents look at Ahmed Mohamed and think of their own kids
A police officer aims his weapon while demonstrators protest the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown, in Ferguson, on Wednesday.

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."

US veteran says police response in Ferguson 'isn’t the country we fought to protect'