jeff's full interview with achebe from 2008 is online on our art beat page.are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff? >> brown: the debate over the city of chicago's plan to close dozens of public schools intensified today. public school officials cited a billion dollar deficit and under-enrollment as the driving factors behind the move. but critics claim it will hurt the communities where the schools are located, primarily hispanic and african-american neighborhoods. the closures could start as soon as this school year ends. this week, parents received letters alerting them to the proposed cuts. >> now we've got to worry about our kids going to another location. worry about what's going to happen to them going to school. >> it's all abouázroutine. and now you're disrupting the routine of the children. >> brown: the chicago public schools proposal would close 54r underutilized schools, forcing the relocation of approximately 30,000 students. the district says the move would save $560 million over the next decade. c.p.s. chief executive officer ba

the nigerian literary icon chinua achebe has died and at the age of 82.is novels, including the highly celebrated "things fall apart," provided a counterpoint to the colonial depiction of africa and helped give voice to a continent. in 2008 during a celebration of his birthday at the library of congress, chinua achebe was asked how the groundbreaking novel, published in 1958, had changed him. writinge process of "things fall apart, >> what it changed my life. because i had to invent the language of that story. something that anybody was teaching anywhere. the conversation between evo and english. make it up as i went along. >> chinua achebe died in boston after a brief illness. and those are some of the headlines. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. of the financial world are on the small mediterranean island of cyprus today. the government of cyprus has brokered a last-ditch $13 billion bailout deal with european officials to stave off the collapse of its banking sector. under the deal, all bank deposits

during the forever free concert, she dedicated her performance to the nigerian literary icon chinua achebeo has died at the age of 82. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. now to our final segment. on monday, the u.s. market sixth annual international day of remembrance of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. the almost 400-year period saw the largest forced migration in history. from 1501 to 1830, four africans crossed the atlantic for every one european during the inhumane .xodus, africans beginning with 18 to seven back to abolish the slave trade and the emancipation the end slavery after four to six year period of apprenticeships. slaveholders act, revisited their labor management .trategies [indiscernible] in reality, this meant british slave holders monitored and interfered with childbearing practices in hopes of securing greater consumption rates and increasing the number of babies born and raised into slavery. inveholders are perturbing st. women with men. they also increased from the ones who allowances, mitiga

achebe was 82 years old. >>> from india now a story that set off a dispute with italy.arines accused of killing two indian fishermen last year have returned to new delhi to stand trial. >> they were allowed to go back to italy last month to vote in national elections and rome refused to send them back. their return diffuses diplomatic standoff now between the country. >> india wasn't letting the ambassador leave until all those guys came back. all right. it was 50 years ago today, you wouldn't remember this, that the beatles truly -- >> you're right, i wouldn't. thank goodness. >> have a listen. ♪ >> memories. the debut beatles album called "please please me" released on march 22, 1963. you weren't even thought of then. >> wasn't even a thought. and it brought the world instant classics like "i saw her standing there," "love me do" and "twist and shout". >> and think of this happening today, took a mere nine hours and 45 minutes to record that entire monumental album. >> so to celebrate the 50th anniversary, a london auction house is putting some beatles artifacts on th