Students Lead Movement to Bring Peace to Darfur April 30, 2006 • Mark Hanis is a young activist for the Darfur cause. He leads a group called the Genocide Intervention Network that has raised $250,000 for the African Union peacekeeping forces in Darfur. Students Lead Movement to Bring Peace to Darfur Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5372538/5372539" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Civil-Rights Author Florence Mars Dies April 30, 2006 • Florence Mars, a Mississippi native who wrote about the slaying of three civil rights workers in her state by the Ku Klux Klan, died last week at 83. Her book, Witness in Philadelphia, tells the story of the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner. Civil-Rights Author Florence Mars Dies Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5372526/5372527" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Education I. King Jordan: Reflections on a Changing Culture April 30, 2006 • Gallaudet University's first deaf president is stepping down after 18 years. In a Q & A, he spoke with NPR's Joseph Shapiro about his legacy, and how the DPN movement changed and energized the deaf community
Education At Gallaudet, a Turn Inward Opens New Worlds April 30, 2006 • In 1988, students at Gallaudet locked the gates of the Washington D.C. campus in protest of the university's new, hearing president. The takeover ended with appointment of a popular, deaf dean, I. King Jordan, to the post. Now, Jordan is leaving. His legacy: a school that's made communication easy for a culture that's all too often isolated. At Gallaudet, a Turn Inward Opens New Worlds Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5369960/5369967" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports 'Clemente' Tells Story of a True Baseball Hero April 30, 2006 • Today's many Latino baseball stars owe a debt to Roberto Clemente, the first Latino ballplayer to rise to U.S. stardom. Clemente died at 38, delivering supplies to earthquake survivors in Nicaragua. His life is the subject of a new biography by Pulitzer-winner David Maraniss. 'Clemente' Tells Story of a True Baseball Hero Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5369849/5371972" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Empire State Building Marks 75th Year April 30, 2006 • Seventy-five years ago Monday, the lights went on for the first time in the Empire State Building. Reporter Dave Johns spends an afternoon with the landmark's chief electrician Bill Tortorelli and gets a view from the 72nd floor balcony where Tortorelli and his team change the gels to create the world-famous light shows. Empire State Building Marks 75th Year Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5372496/5372497" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries John Galbraith's Lasting Economic Impact April 30, 2006 • John Kenneth Galbraith, the renowned economist, teacher and diplomat, died Saturday at the age of 97. Galbraith, who served presidents Roosevelt and Kennedy, reached a mass audience with books like The Affluent Society. He was an unabashed liberal, who believed government has a large role to play in the economy. John Galbraith's Lasting Economic Impact Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5372493/5372494" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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News Rally Demands Attention for Sudan's Darfur Region April 30, 2006 • Thousands gather Sunday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., demanding an end to genocide in Sudan's Darfur region. Celebrities, politicians, religious leaders and demonstrators urge President Bush to use his office to strengthen the multinational force protecting Darfur civilians. Rally Demands Attention for Sudan's Darfur Region Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5372487/5372488" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Paying at the Pump What Constitutes Price-Gouging in the Oil Industry? April 30, 2006 • With gas prices passing $3 a gallon, accusations of price-gouging are common. But what exactly is price-gouging? How is it defined? And are the oil companies guilty of it? What Constitutes Price-Gouging in the Oil Industry? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5372121/5372122" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Paying at the Pump A Future Full of Pumped-Up Gas Prices? April 30, 2006 • How will our lives change if gas prices continue to rise? Don Gonyea and Robert Cervero, head of the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of California Berkeley, peer into the future. A Future Full of Pumped-Up Gas Prices? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5372124/5372125" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Remembering Army Cpl. Scott Bandhold April 30, 2006 • Army Cpl. Scott Bandhold, who met his death in Iraq, joined the service late in life. As Kathleen Horan of member station WNYC reports, he traveled the world as a dancer before knee problems ended that career. Remembering Army Cpl. Scott Bandhold Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5372118/5372119" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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News Latino Community Divided over Boycott Plan April 30, 2006 • To boycott or not to boycott? That's the question in the Latin community as Monday approaches. As Rob Schmitz of member station KQED reports, many are trying to discourage this particular form of protest. Latino Community Divided over Boycott Plan Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5372112/5372113" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Marchers in New York Decry War in Iraq April 30, 2006 • Demonstrators took to the streets of New York City Saturday to protest the war in Iraq. Julie Walker of member station WNYC reports. Marchers in New York Decry War in Iraq Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5372115/5372116" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Education What Makes a Good High School? April 30, 2006 • How can U.S. high schools do a better job? A new study identifies key characteristics of high schools that work. And at Granger High in Washington state, the principal demands high standards for students and staff. What Makes a Good High School? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5372097/5372098" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries John Kenneth Galbraith, In His Own Words April 30, 2006 • John Kenneth Galbraith -- social economist, Harvard professor, diplomat -- is dead at 97. His work influenced Roosevelt, Kennedy and Johnson and generations of U.S. politicians. He spoke to Howard Berkes in 1999. John Kenneth Galbraith, In His Own Words Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5372103/5372104" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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