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Milton Friedman has died at the age of 94. Friedman was a leading economist and a Nobel prize winner, known for an ardent belief in personal freedom and the free markets. Russell Roberts, economics professor at George Mason University, and Allan Meltzer, professor of political economy at Carnegie Mellon, discuss the life of the economic scholar.

Melissa Block talks with New York Times opinion columnist Nicholas D. Kristof. Kristof just returned from eastern Chad, where he was reporting on the violence that has spread there from Darfur. Kristof has chastised the international community for its lack of action in the region; the United Nations has recognized the events as genocide.

Singer Aretha Franklin talks about the legacy of the late hitmaker Ahmet Ertegun. The co-founder of Atlantic Records died this week at 83. He helped discover and develop many artists, including Ray Charles, Led Zeppelin and Sonny and Cher.

Commentator Jason Berry attended two funerals in the past week and describes them and the mood in New Orleans.

One hundred years ago Friday, thousands of white residents in Atlanta took to the city's streets, targeting blacks. Dozens of African Americans died in an ensuing race riot that lasted four days. Few in America know about the riot, but a coalition in Atlanta wants to mark the event as a key part of the city's history.

Antonin Dvorak's "New World Symphony" is an anthem to American roots. It was written by a foreigner and required white classical musicians to respect Black spirituals and Native American music.

For the past six nights, protests have erupted in many French cities after the death of a teenager at the hands of police nearly a week ago. We visit the Parisian suburb where it all started.

How will candidates use Supreme Court rulings to attract voters? French authorities say they're calming protests that began after the police killing of a 17-year-old. Twitter is limiting tweet views.

Michele Norris talks with Marita Golden about author Bebe Moore Campbell. Campbell died today of complications from brain cancer at her home in Los Angeles. She was 56. In addition to being an author, Campbell was an NPR commentator and an advocate for the mentally ill. She is survived by her mother, husband, daughter and two grandchildren.

President Bush stiffened economic sanctions against Sudan on Tuesday in a bid to end bloody conflict in the African nation's Darfur region, saying "the United States will not avert our eyes from a crisis that challenges the conscience of the world."