Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Colombian President receives Nobel Prize for peace effort with FARC
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, just days after Colombian voters rejected a peace deal he had been negotiating with FARC rebels to end 52 years of conflict.
By Madeleine Brand • • 53m ListenColombian President Juan Manuel Santos has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, just days after Colombian voters rejected a peace deal he had been negotiating with FARC rebels to end 52 years of conflict. Then, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck told reporters Thursday that 16-year-old Danny Perez, who was shot and killed by police Sunday in South LA, wanted the police to shoot him. How often does ‘suicide by cop’ happen? Next, a new report by the USDA reveals the American Egg Board overstepped federal rules trying to crush an eggless vegan mayonnaise brand called Just Mayo. Among the weekend’s new releases is “The Birth of a Nation,” the biopic about Nat Turner. Can it overcome the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding writer-director-star Nate Parker? And finally, Issa Rae talks about her new HBO comedy, “Insecure.”
Image: Presidente Juan Manuel Santos en Presentación de logros sector TIC from: Ministerio TIC Colombia
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5 storiesColombian president awarded Nobel Peace Prize days after peace deal is rejected
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced the award Friday , just days after Colombian voters rejected a peace deal President Santos had been negotiating with FARC rebels to end 52 years of conflict.
Read the story9 minHow common is 'suicide by cop?'
LAPD Police Chief Charlie Beck told reporters Thursday that 16-year-old Danny Perez, who was shot and killed by police Sunday in South Los Angeles, had a “desire to end his own life.” Police opened fire on Perez after they say he pointed a gun at them, which investigators determined was a fake.
Read the story8 minHow the American Egg Board tried to crush eggless vegan mayo
Incriminating emails. A campaign to discredit a rival. Jokes about putting a hit out on a CEO. We’re not talking about a dirty politician or the ruthless head of a Fortune 500 company, but the American Egg Board and its attempt to crush Just Mayo, an eggless vegan mayonnaise brand.
Read the story7 minWill moviegoers go see 'Birth of a Nation'?
“The Birth of a Nation,” the biopic about Nat Turner, who led the most famous slave rebellion in US history, hits theaters this weekend. Can it overcome the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding writer-director-star Nate Parker?
Read the story16 minIssa Rae may be 'Insecure', but she's not awkward
Issa Rae says she’s awkward. And that’s the premise of her new comedy, “Insecure.” Issa Rae entered pop culture consciousness a few years back with her popular web series, “The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl.” When she released a memoir by the same name last year, she spoke with Press Play about growing up in Compton and not fitting in.
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