Culture

March 18, 2019

It’s little known, but the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma has ties to Ireland dating back to the Irish Potato Famine.

Media

Remembering Nat King Cole

Studio 360

March 14, 2019

Why Nat King Cole is a legend and still relevant today, on his centennial.

Culture

Fact and fiction, blurred

Studio 360

March 14, 2019

Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck on his new pseudo-biopic “Never Look Away.”

Music

This Ugandan rapper was ‘miseducated,’ Lauryn Hill-style

PRI's The World

March 12, 2019

The 1998 album "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" helped change Sarah Tshila's direction in life. This Ugandan-born college graduate with a degree in computer science decided to become a musician.

Religion

The world’s largest Islamic group wants Muslims to stop saying 'infidel'

PRI's The World

March 08, 2019

The timing of this anti-kafir push is hardly accidental. Indonesia's conservative Muslim clerics are gaining influence through social media with hard-line messages. Nahdlatul Ulama, or NU, with more than 90 million followers, wants to disseminate the “message of Islam as a source of universal love.”

Caste in America

In ‘Twice Born,’ author Aatish Taseer explores the impact of caste in today's India

PRI's The World

March 08, 2019

Aatish Taseer talks with The World's Marco Werman about his experiences with caste in modern-day India and describes one of the most revealing moments from his new book, "The Twice Born: Life and Death on the Ganges."

Women & Girls

Chavela Vargas was a ‘revolutionary’ who ushered in a new ranchera style

GlobalPost

March 08, 2019

The bohemian Vargas, named Isabel Vargas Lizano at birth, was famous for her unique delivery of traditional, Mexican ranchera music.

Caste in America

Caste discrimination exists on college campuses. Some schools are trying to change that.

WGBH News

March 08, 2019

Brandeis University has moved to ban caste-based discrimination in its own campus policy. Other universities may be following suit.

Caste in America

The US isn’t safe from the trauma of caste bias

WGBH News

March 08, 2019

Many Dalits say the kind of caste-based discrimination and violence that erupts in India also exist in the US.

Culture

Behind the curtain at autism-friendly Broadway shows

Studio 360

March 07, 2019

Kids on the spectrum — and their families — let it go at a special performance of “Frozen.”

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