Television

Arts

'Black-Ish' Opens Conversation About Race And Police Brutality

7:58pm February 28, 2016

Wednesday's episode of the ABC comedy "Black-ish" took a risk: It presented a dramatic look at race and police brutality. Rachel Martin talks with showrunner Kenya Barris.

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National

Russell Simmons Has Your Oscars Alternative

5:44pm February 28, 2016

by Eric Westervelt

Hip hop mogul Russell Simmons talks about his new awards ceremony, the All Def Movie Awards, created in response to the lack of diversity in Hollywood.

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College Prep student Troy Brumfield recites the poem, "Hey Black Child" by Countee Cullen.

#OscarsSoWhite? Not At This School

6:10am February 28, 2016

by Rachel Morello

Ahead of the Oscars, school kids on Milwaukee's west side decided to pay tribute to African-American cultural icons in their own awards ceremony.

Science

What It's Like To Freefall From 20 Miles Above The Earth

12:00pm February 27, 2016

by NPR Staff

Early Air Force experiments helped pave the way for the space program. Joseph Kittinger, who jumped from a balloon 103,000 feet up, talks about his experience.

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Hollywood's Dolby Theater will be a lot fuller Sunday night than this random theater we found on Flickr. But Spike Lee and Ava DuVernay have other things to do that night — and now, so can you!

Here's What People Are Doing Sunday Night To Avoid Watching The Oscars

11:49am February 25, 2016

by Hanna Choi and Leah Donnella

Oscars too white for you? Here are some alternative ways to celebrate film — and people of color in film — on Hollywood's big night.

Arts

Hey, Sci-Fi And Comics Fans: It's Time To Embrace The Dark Side

3:23pm February 22, 2016

by Jeff Yang

Why fans have nothing to fear — and everything to gain — from diversity in science fiction and fantasy.

The world-famous Hollywood sign in the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles.

Hollywood Has A Major Diversity Problem, USC Study Finds

2:08pm February 22, 2016

by Eric Deggans

The study examined more than 21,000 characters and behind-the-scenes workers on films and TV, and found an "epidemic of invisibility." For example, just 3.4 percent of film directors were female.

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Science

Researchers Examine Hollywood's Lack Of Diversity

6:47am February 22, 2016

by Eric Deggans

TV and film production is sorely deficient in gender, racial and ethnic diversity according to a study from the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

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Oscars Producers Say No More Name Dropping

12:09am February 22, 2016

by Michel Martin

Ever fall asleep watching the Oscars, as winners rattle off seemingly endless lists of their near and dear to thank? That should change this year under new rules issued to Academy Award nominees.

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World News

Breaking The North Korean Information Blockade

10:05am February 21, 2016

by NPR Staff

North Koreans know little about the outside world. Activists are smuggling in flash drives — loaded with documentaries, TV shows and Wikipedia — to help change that.

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