Lin-Manuel Miranda Apologizes For Lack Of Afro-Latinx Actors In 'In The Heights'
In a Twitter message, the co-creator of In The Heights wrote: "In trying to paint a mosaic of this community, we fell short. I'm truly sorry."
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The Limitations Of 'Latinidad': How Colorism Haunts 'In The Heights'
Film critic Monica Castillo reflects on the glaring absence of Afro-Latino actors from the new screen adaptation of In the Heights and how colorism still affects Latino representation on screen.
In 'Somebody's Daughter' Ashley C. Ford Confronts The Crimes Of Her Father
For many years, Ford didn't know why her dad was in prison. As a teenager, she was shocked to learn he'd been convicted of rape. "With rape, there's no mistake about the intention to harm," she says.
NEA Announces 2021 National Heritage Fellowship Winners
This year's honorees include the Mexican-American band Los Lobos, the founder of the Irish-American musical group Cherish the Ladies, and Native American and Puerto Rican textile artists.
Labeled 'Mother' When Not A Mother At All: On Being A Non-Binary Gestational Parent
In his debut The Natural Mother of the Child, Krys Malcolm Belc credits the pregnancy and birth of his son with helping him decide to transition.
Inspired By Northern Ireland, Poet Tess Taylor Suggests 'Art As Civic Repair'
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with poet Tess Taylor, discussing her proposal for the U.S. moving political division through the arts.
'In The Heights' Star Anthony Ramos Says The Movie Sees 'Good In Every Hood'
Ramos says Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway musical In the Heights filled him with hope. Now he's starring — and singing and dancing and rapping — in the film adaptation.
'Lost Letters' Lead To New Love — And Hard Choices — In This YA Romance
Hannah Reynolds new YA romance The Summer of Lost Letters follows teenaged Abby's quest to learn more about her grandmother's past — and a possible love affair captured in mysterious letters.
How To Be A Citizen: Being Involved In Civic Life At A Young Age
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with two youth organizers, Calla Walsh and Thomas Chaplain, about how to get involved with civic life when you're too young to vote.
Sunday Puzzle: 7 Famous Letters
Listener Debbi Samuels of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Scott Detrow.