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Black and African
August 20, 2008

African immigrants are the fastest growing segment of the black population in the U.S. On this edition, we meet Mauton Akran, a Nigerian immigrant growing up in Oakland, California. Through his eyes, we explore the cultural tensions between African immigrants and black Americans.
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UC Berkeley graduate student Alejandro Reyes takes us to East Los Angeles, where a number of Chicano artists inspired by the Zapatistas have been using music to raise awareness in their own communities and to struggle for a better world.

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In our special collaboration with public television's P.O.V., directors Katie Galloway and Po Kutchins take us to "Prison Town, USA" and explore how the prison industry affects correctional officers, their families and the whole community.

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Native Hawaiian and Making Contact intern Samson Reiny reports on what happens when the military takes over historically sacred land and on how people are fighting back to reclaim this once pristine area.

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Miami's Economic Crisis and Sustainable Future
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We go to Miami, Florida for a town hall discussion of how Miami communities and grassroots groups are facing the economic and housing crunch and working to build a stronger sustainable city. Hosted by radio personality Laura Flanders and produced by The Media Consortium.

Women Rising XVII: Climate Change and Water
(Jul 9)
Maude Barlow from Canada and Ge Yun from China warn us about the link between climate change and the loss of one of our most basic human requirements -- water for life.

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