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Myrlande Constant exhibition honors the labor of working-class artists

5:08am March 30, 2023

by Alice Woelfle

A retrospective of textile artist Myrlande Constant has opened at UCLA's Fowler Museum. Curators say it's the first solo show of a Haitian woman at an American museum.

A portrait of Tyre Nichols is displayed at a memorial service for him on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols was killed during a traffic stop with Memphis Police on Jan. 7.

Sacramento will rename a skate park after its former resident Tyre Nichols

5:02am March 30, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

The late 29-year-old Sacramento native will be posthumously honored with a bronze plaque that will be installed at the newly renamed park.

Dom (David Jonsson) and Yas (Vivian Oparah) in Rye Lane.

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'Rye Lane' is a fresh and charming rom-com that also feels comfortingly familiar

5:00am March 30, 2023

by Aisha Harris

The vibrant directorial debut of Raine Allen-Miller is a hip rom-com set against the backdrop of bustling South London.

Excerpt from No One Else by R. Kikuo Johnson.

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Excerpts from the works of the 2023 Whiting Award winners

7:07pm March 29, 2023

The 2023 Whiting Award winners were announced Wednesday night. Here are excerpts from their work.

Photos of the 2023 Whiting Award winners

2023 Whiting Awards recognize 10 emerging writers

7:06pm March 29, 2023

by Teresa Xie

The recipients of the $50,000 prize, which was announced on Wednesday evening, show an exceeding amount of talent and promise, according to the prize's judges.

Cookbook author Grace Young is on a mission to save America's Chinatowns

6:19pm March 29, 2023

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with cookbook author and activist Grace Young about her work to save America's Chinatowns.

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The man who re-popularizing the ancient art of pantomime was born 100 years ago

5:31pm March 29, 2023

by Bob Mondello

Marcel Marceau, who spent more than half the 20th century re-popularizing the ancient art of pantomime for a modern age, was born 100 years ago this month.

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Fall Out Boy have released their first album in five years.

Fall Out Boy on returning to the basics and making the 'darkest party song'

5:00pm March 29, 2023

by Alejandra Marquez Janse

Fall Out Boy's new album, So Much (For) Stardust, is a return to some of the bands' familiar sound and style of writing. Two of the group's band members detail the journey they took to this moment.

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In 'Above Ground,' Clint Smith uses poetry to confront the legacy of slavery

3:53pm March 29, 2023

by Terry Gross

Smith's poems, which are addressed to his young children, describe what their ancestors endured and escaped. He also examines the joy and anxiety of parenthood, especially as a Black father.

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Teyana Taylor and Aaron Kingsley Adetola play a mother and son in A Thousand and One.

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A mother faces 'A Thousand and One' obstacles in this unconventional NYC film

1:40pm March 29, 2023

by Justin Chang

Teyana Taylor stars as a mom trying to build a home for her son in an intimate Sundance Film Festival winner that's more surprising than it looks.

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