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1A airs daily on WEAA from 10am -12 noon.Every day, host Joshua Johnson convenes a conversation about the most important issues of our time. The show…

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Entrepreneurs sort cocoa beans on a tray at Cacao de Origen, a school founded by Maria Di Giacobbe to train Venezuelan women in the making of premium chocolate. Zeina Alvarado (left) later found work in a bean-to-bar production facility in Mexico.

How A Venezuelan Chef Is Teaching Women To Make Chocolate And Money

Some of the world's best cacao grows in Venezuela, a country roiled by political turmoil. One chocolatier is betting those beans can propel a whole industry and turn women into micro-entrepreneurs.

My Father Stood For The Anthem, For The Same Reason That Colin Kaepernick Sits

As a child, I found my father's love of the national anthem utterly bewildering. His was the generation of men born free but shackled by bigotry. So why did he sound so proud, singing that song?

U.S. Capitol Police remove a protester from Monday's Senate Finance Committee hearing on the Graham-Cassidy health care plan to repeal Obamacare.

Graham-Cassidy Health Care Hearing Starts With Eruption Of Protests

During a Senate Finance Committee hearing about the Republicans' last-ditch effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, it became clear the legislation would not have the votes to pass.

Pharrell takes to his knees during the Concert for Charlottesville, at University of Virginia's Scott Stadium on Sunday.

Trump, Taking Aim At Athletes' Knees, Draws Musicians To The Floor, Too

Music legend Stevie Wonder told a Central Park crowd: "I'm taking a knee for America ... but not just one knee — I'm taking both knees." Wonder was joined by Pharrell and many others this weekend.

A volunteer looks at a voter's ballot as she walks out of a voting booth on Monday in the disputed city of Kirkuk, Iraq.

Iraq's Kurdish Region Votes In Controversial Independence Referendum

The vote is seen as a way to signal the ethnic minority's desire for self-determination, despite strong opposition from regional and international powers. Turnout reportedly was high.

Carmen Rivera (at left in the orange dress) sits on a cot at the Cataño shelter. She suffers from severe asthma and knee pain and has had to be rushed by ambulance to the hospital for asthma treatment twice since the hurricane. She says she feels forgotten by authorities.

Desperation In Puerto Rican Town Where 60 Percent Are Now Homeless

In Cataño, near San Juan, the storm left hundreds living in a shelter where conditions are becoming increasingly dire.

At Urumqi's Grand Bazaar, a police officer chats with a local vendor while a video promoting China's ethnic minorities plays on a big screen overlooking the square. This was the site of Uighur protests in 2009 that sparked citywide riots, leading to the death of hundreds. Since then, the city has become one of China's most tightly controlled police states.

Wary Of Unrest Among Uighur Minority, China Locks Down Xinjiang Region

Following riots and attacks in past years, residents of Urumqi, the capital of the western region, now live and work under intense surveillance, and are subject to detention after traveling abroad.

WEAA PRESENTS: For The Culture with Farajii

For the Culture with Farajii airs daily from 5 Pm - 7 Pm only on WEAA 88.9 FMWEAA introduces a new fast-paced talk show from various perspectives…

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