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Martin Luther King Jr., shown here with Stokely Carmichael during a voter registration march in Mississippi in 1966, regarded the younger Carmichael as one of the civil rights movement's most promising leaders.

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Stokely Carmichael, A Philosopher Behind The Black Power Movement

12:26pm March 10, 2014

by Karen Grigsby Bates

A new biography traces Carmichael's evolution from civil rights activist to an early proponent of the black power movement and international human rights advocate.

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Kids for Cash chronicles the story of Judge Mark A. Chiavarella, who was convicted in 2011 for sending thousands of children to a juvenile detention facility from which he'd received a "finder's fee."

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'Kids For Cash' Captures A Juvenile Justice Scandal From Two Sides

8:23pm March 08, 2014

by NPR Staff

In 2011, two Pennsylvania judges were sent to prison for getting paid for keeping juvenile detention centers full. A new documentary looks back at the case, interviewing kids and the judges involved.

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Review: 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'

7:29pm March 07, 2014

by Bob Mondello

Bob Mondello looks at Wes Anderson's latest cinematic curiosity, The Grand Budapest Hotel.

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Too Many Artists, Too Little Time: The Problems And Promise Of The Whitney

7:29pm March 07, 2014

by Karen Michel

It's time again for the show that people love to hate: the Whitney Biennial, an overview of American art. Critics often trash it, but as Karen Michel says, this year's showcase has a few surprises.

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Ralph Fiennes plays Gustave H., a hotel concierge given to bedding his elderly guests, in Wes Anderson's latest film.

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'Grand Budapest Hotel': Kitsch, Cameos And A Gloriously Stylized Europe

4:46pm March 07, 2014

by David Edelstein

Wes Anderson's new feature takes place at a resort hotel, between World Wars I and II. Fresh Air's critic says the visuals are so witty they transcend camp, but the dialogue isn't quite at that level.

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Publisher Releases Lullabies From 'Goodnight Moon' Author

11:39am March 07, 2014

Goodnight Songs is a compilation of formerly unpublished lullabies and poems by the author of Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown. Linda Wertheimer talks to Amy Gary, who discovered the new material.

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Terry Golway is a journalist and historian. His other books include Washington's General and Together We Cannot Fail.

The Case For Tammany Hall Being On The Right Side Of History

9:18am March 06, 2014

In a new book, Terry Golway takes a sympathetic view of Manhattan's infamous political machine. He says, "Tammany Hall was there for the poor immigrant who was otherwise friendless in New York."

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Retro microphone with an 'On the Air' illuminated sign on a desk.

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'Schmuck' Revisits The Golden Age Of Radio, And A Bygone Manhattan

3:12pm March 05, 2014

by Maureen Corrigan

Ross Klavan's novel follows two radio sidekicks in midcentury New York: golden-voiced straight man Ted Fox, who has an eye for a good-looking dame, and funnyman Jerry Elkin, a veteran of World War II.

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Album Review: 'Morning Phase'

11:05am March 05, 2014

by Tom Moon

It's been six years since singer-songwriter Beck released his last album. Music critic Tom Moon says that Beck's new record, Morning Phase, is purposely out of step with the pop trends of the moment.

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Kevin Young's 2012 essay collection The Grey Album: On The Blackness Of Blackness was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.

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Kevin Young On Blues, Poetry And 'Laughing To Keep From Crying'

2:46pm March 04, 2014

The poet describes his new book — about the death of his father and the birth of his son — as having a blues sensibility. "There are moments of humor even in the sorrow," he says.

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