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The HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States isn’t the crisis it was in 1980s and 1990s. Testing and treatment options have improved, but people are still dying. GPB’s Sean Powers reports on why. Then, a study by the AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta found that two health insurance companies in Georgia -- Cigna and Humana -- are forcing HIV patients to pay more for their medications than they would for other drugs. The group filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

In the Jim Crow South, there were some communities that integrated their police departments with African American officers. On one hand, these officers were authority figures who maintained law and order. On the other, they were denied basic human rights by the very communities they swore to protect. We talk with Decatur-based author Thomas Mullen, whose new historical novel called "Darktown" explores the struggles that Atlanta’s police force went through as it integrated in 1948. Thomas Mullen

The HIV/AIDS epidemic in the U.S. isn’t the crisis it was in the 1980s and 1990s. Testing and treatment options have improved, but people are still dying. And the Atlanta metro area has one of the highest rates in the nation for new diagnoses. Producer Sean Powers explains why. Meanwhile, the AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta (ARCA) filed a complaint last week with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights. ARCA says an analysis it did along with Harvard Law

History tends to focus on the struggles Franklin Delano Roosevelt faced one by one: World War II, his declining health, and preparing a possible successor. But Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Joseph Lelyveld explores these issues simultaneously and the political and personal pressures Roosevelt faced in the final months of his life. He provides insight into the country’s longest-serving president in his new book, “His Final Battle: The Last Months of Franklin Roosevelt.” Joseph

This weekend, Delta will begin selling flights from Atlanta to Havana, Cuba for the first time in almost 55 years. When diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba broke down in the early 1960s, a mass exodus of 14,000 children left Cuba for America as part of a large campaign called Operation Pedro Pan. Carmen Bernal ended up in Milledgeville, Georgia. We look back on our conversation with the Georgia State University language professor as she shared her story. Then, life has

The Breakroom gang joins host Celeste Headlee to weigh in on the week's news. The panel includes Kennesaw State University professor Roxanne Donovan, Connect Savannah community editor Jessica Leigh Lebos, former NPR correspondent Kathy Lohr, and Jeff Breedlove, the communications director for DeKalb County commissioner Nancy Jester.

Life has changed dramatically for people with disabilities over the last few decades. But they still face challenges – including how they're represented on and off screen. The Disability Studies Initiative at Emory University wants to change that stigma. The group will co-host the Sprout Film Festival Saturday afternoon on campus. The festival will feature short films and music videos made by and about people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Emory professor Rosemarie Garland

This weekend, Delta will begin selling flights from Atlanta to Havana, Cuba for the first time in almost 55 years. When diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba broke down in the early 1960s, a mass exodus of 14,000 children left Cuba for America as part of a large campaign called Operation Pedro Pan. Carmen Bernal ended up in Milledgeville, Georgia. We look back on our conversation with the Georgia State University language professor as she shared her story.

Georgia Tech researchers hope to get a clearer picture of what schizophrenia does to the brain. Two biomedical engineers there have developed a tool to simulate the brain's reaction to schizophrenia. With about one percent of Americans living with the condition, schizophrenia is more common in movies and TV than real life. So for some of us, what we know about the disorder mostly comes from the silver screen. We break down what schizophrenia means, and we learn more about the condition from

ONE Musicfest returns to Atlanta this weekend, and features the reunion of the city's legendary hip-hop collective, the Dungeon Family. We listen back to our conversation with Organized Noize’s Ray Murray about the evolution of Southern hip hop. Plus, Atlanta rapper Killer Mike, who is also performing at ONE Musicfest, adds two more songs to our Georgia Playlist. Then, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning musical “Hamilton” set a new standard in so-called “color-blind” casting when it filled the