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Archival footage of James Baldwin punctuates the powerful documentary I Am Not Your Negro.

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James Baldwin, In His Own Searing, Revelatory Words: 'I Am Not Your Negro'

8:00pm February 02, 2017

by Andrew Lapin

Raoul Peck's Oscar-nominated documentary transforms an unfinished Baldwin manuscript about Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Medgar Evers into an urgently resonant film.

In Netflix's One Day at a Time, Justina Machado (center) plays a military veteran who is raising her two kids (Marcel Ruiz, left, and Isabella Gomez) without their father.

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Justina Machado On Her Quinceañera, Rita Moreno's Abs And 'One Day At A Time'

7:33pm February 02, 2017

by NPR Staff

Machado and Moreno star in Netflix's reboot of the 1970s sitcom. This time, the family is Cuban-American and its single mom (Machado) is a veteran who served in Afghanistan.

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Ray (Frank Langella) and Estelle (Mary Kay Place) plan a trip in Youth in Oregon.

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'Youth In Oregon' Follows A Fractious Family On A Bittersweet Road Trip

5:00pm February 02, 2017

by Ella Taylor

Frank Langella is an aging, stoic patriarch determined to end his life in this uneven but effective cross-country comedy-drama.

The Boy Who Fell to Earth: Gardner (Asa Butterfield) brings Tulsa (Britt Robertson) into his orbit.

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Maudlin Teen Romance 'The Space Between Us' Burns Up On Re-Entry

5:00pm February 02, 2017

by Mark Jenkins

Martian, Martian, Martian!: Asa Butterfield stars as a Mars-born teen who struggles under Earth's gravity — and a treacly script — in this sci-fi romance.

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Ad For Nice Living: Discover The Joy Of Yummy Words

4:37pm February 02, 2017

One of our "Commercials for Nicer Living," written by one of our listeners to celebrate the simple pleasures of life, is about yummy words.

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LISTEN: These 5 Fake Ads Will Sell You On Some Of Life's Real Delights

12:56pm February 02, 2017

Go ahead, we told you, sell us something wonderful we can't buy. And you did — more than 2,000 of you did, in fact. We picked our five favorites and made them into polished ads. Now listen to the joy!

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Community Nourishment Through Art: Jan Detter

11:13am February 02, 2017

by Alyssa Henry

Radio Camper Alyssa Henry interviews artist and owner of Third Eye Studio Jan Detter about the importance of art and its impact on the community.

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The Abominable Mr. Seabrook by Joe Ollman

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'Mr. Seabrook' Might Be A Little Too Abominable

7:00am February 02, 2017

by Genevieve Valentine

Artist Joe Ollman's new The Abominable Mr. Seabrook is a biography of the Lost Generation travel writer (and sadist, alcoholic and cannibal) William Seabrook. But how much Seabrook can you stand?

The Radius of Us and Something in Between.

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What's Life Like For Immigrant Kids? 2 Teen Novels Paint A Sober Picture

5:29pm February 01, 2017

by Lynn Neary

The Radius of Us is about a young asylum seeker from El Salvador, and Something in Between follows a high schooler who's devastated when learns she and her family are living in the U.S. illegally.

BET Continues To Redefine Brand With Nelson Mandela Miniseries

5:29pm February 01, 2017

by Eric Deggans

The new BET miniseries, Madiba, starring Laurence Fishburne as Nelson Mandela, premieres Wednesday night. BET says the show is at the heart of their Black History Month programming. The show is also part of the latest attempt to redefine the BET brand with high quality scripted shows.