Amara Omeokwe

Wall Street Appears Hungry For More Plant-Based Meat Alternatives

Amara Omeokwe

Veggie burgers, brats and sausages are becoming mainstays at places like Burger King and even Major League ball parks, piquing the interest of Wall Street investors.

Inside Little Habana, the walls are painted in bright colors and lined with images from Cuba. The restaurant brings a little bit of the Cuban capital to Juárez, Mexico.

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A Taste Of Cuba Pops Up In Juárez, Mexico

Amara Omeokwe

A new restaurant has become a haven for the city's Cuban community, as they deal with the uncertainty of living in a foreign land and an increasingly complex immigration landscape.

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In China, What 's The Attitude On The Street About The U.S.?

Steve Inskeep, Amara Omeokwe

What do people in China think of America? And how do Americans describe China? For answers, we interview people on the street in China and in Baltimore, Md.

American flags are displayed together with Chinese flags on top of a three-wheeled rickshaw in Beijing in 2018.

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What It's Like To Live With A Foot In China, Another In The U.S.

Steve Inskeep, Ashley Westerman , Emily Feng, Reena Advani, Amara Omeokwe

In a special series, Morning Edition discovers the experiences of people affected by the deepening tensions between the world's two largest economies.

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Lil Nas X, Country Music's Unlikely Son, Sparks Conversation On Genre And Race

Rachel Martin, Amara Omeokwe

Lil Nas X's viral hit "Old Town Road" was pulled from Billboard's Hot Country Songs Chart, raising questions over discrimination in the country music industry.

Rockland Industries employs about 240 people, including Kim Fisk (left) and Mitchell Sapp, who work at the textile company's manufacturing plant in Bamberg, S.C.

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This Company Likes Some Of Trump's Tariffs On China, But Not Others

Amara Omeokwe

A textile firm's reliance on China for raw materials has put it in the middle of a growing trade war — and its view on President Trump's tariffs is rather unusual: It both opposes and supports them.