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Paul Rusesabagina looks on as he sits with some of his co-accused at the Supreme Court in Kigali, Rwanda, on Feb. 17, 2021, where he denied charges of being associated with an armed group. On Friday, the Rwandan government said it commuted his sentence.

World News

Paul Rusesabagina, 'Hotel Rwanda' hero, released from prison

8:42pm March 24, 2023

by Michele Kelemen

The man who inspired the novel and the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda, Paul Rusesabagina, was released late Friday evening from prison after the Rwandan government commuted his sentence.

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Economy

'Black Monday,' Cheadle Win A Big Windfall By Shorting Subtlety

8:02am January 20, 2019

by Eric Deggans

NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says the new comedy about the stock market crash of 1987 is heavy-handed, profane and outrageous — and completely worth your time.

Don Cheadle plays Miles Davis in the movie Miles Ahead. Cheadle's portrayal is being hailed as capturing the "badass" swagger that made Davis a hero to generations of black men.

Don Cheadle's Miles Davis: The Latest 'Badass' Black Man On Screen

1:49pm April 02, 2016

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Don Cheadle personifies jazz genius Miles Davis in his new film Miles Ahead. Badass black men rarely show up as leads in mainstream movies.

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Miles Davis during a studio recording session, October 1959.

Music & Culture

6 Miles Davis Albums That Changed Music

9:14am March 27, 2016

by NPR Staff

The jazz musician said he "changed music five or six times." Well, did he really? We check the claim with Sean Jones of the Berklee College of Music, digging into Miles' archives with ears wide open.

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