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Jean Howard was in high school when her older brother Jibreel Khazan and his friends decided they'd had enough of white-only establishments. Jean wanted to join in, but organizers didn't allow high school students to skip class or take those kinds of risks. Once she got to college though, Jean took up her brother's cause. Also in this show: The Battle For Street and Health In Haiti

Teresa Simon Noble grew up in Santiago de Cuba. She has vivid memories of the time Fidel Castro came down from the mountains and was greeted by the people with kisses and flowers. Shortly after, though, Teresa became disenchanted with Castro. After she was caught distributing political leaflets, her father sent her away to the U.S. That was in 1960, and although Teresa has come to accept the Castro government, she has never returned to Cuba.

The work of the Wisconsin Senate has been paralyzed for a second week as 14 Democratic lawmakers remain out of state, refusing to return and take part in legislation that would curtail the bargaining rights of public sector unions. The most dramatic disappearance of lawmakers was in the late spring, 1979, in Texas. Senator Carl Parker and his fellow Democrats - nicknamed the Killer Bees - hid for five days to avoid controversial legislation.

A year ago, Tom Harty was cleaning up after Hurricane Irene hit his town, Rochester, Vt. Dick talks with him about how the town prepared for this week's storm.