Ebola in Liberia, how race affects travel, and Global Notes: Festival Cubano

Ebola in Liberia, how race affects travel, and Global Notes: Festival Cubano
Ebola in Liberia, how race affects travel, and Global Notes: Festival Cubano

Ebola in Liberia, how race affects travel, and Global Notes: Festival Cubano

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Liberians received good news that the U.S. will aid in sending them experimental Ebola drugs. We’ll talk with Artemus Gaye, an historian and activist in Chicago’s Liberian-American community. Then. we’ll talk to Farai Chideya about her article ‘Traveling While Black,’ and why people should release their hangups and travel more. And, if you like the hot music sounds of Cuba and the Caribbean, then Chicago’s 5th annual Festival Cubano may be your destination. (AP Photo/Abbas Dulleh)