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How Stokely Carmichael and the Black Panthers changed the civil rights movement

Stokely Carmichael, shown here in 1967, helped popularize the term "Black Power!" in 1966. AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Black History Month 2023

How Stokely Carmichael and the Black Panthers changed the civil rights movement

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Journalist Mark Whitaker says that much of what's happening in American race relations today traces back to 1966, the year the Black Panthers were formed. His new book is Saying It Loud.

How Stokely Carmichael and the Black Panthers changed the civil rights movement

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Salman Rushdie's 'Victory City' is a triumph, independent of the Chautauqua attack
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Salman Rushdie's 'Victory City' is a triumph, independent of the Chautauqua attack

Rushdie submitted the final edits for his 15th novel before he was stabbed onstage in August 2022. It tells the story of a sorceress and poet who dreams a civilization into existence from magic seeds.

Salman Rushdie's 'Victory City' is a triumph, independent of the Chautauqua attack

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A showbiz striver gets one more moment in the spotlight in 'Up With the Sun'
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Book Reviews

A showbiz striver gets one more moment in the spotlight in 'Up With the Sun'

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Author Thomas Mallon's sweeping new historical novel captures a slice of gay life in mid-to-late 20th century America as it reimagines the life — and violent death — of B-list actor Dick Kallman.

A showbiz striver gets one more moment in the spotlight in 'Up With the Sun'

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Theater never recovered from COVID — and now change is no longer a choice

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Theater

Theater never recovered from COVID — and now change is no longer a choice

With ticket sales way down and government relief mostly at an end, business as usual is not an option for nonprofit performing arts groups.

Theater never recovered from COVID — and now change is no longer a choice

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Beyoncé sets a new Grammy record, while Harry Styles wins album of the year

Beyoncé accepts best dance/electronic music album for RENAISSANCE during the 65th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles Sunday. The prize gave her 32 Grammys, the most of any artist in the awards' history. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy hide caption

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Music News

Beyoncé sets a new Grammy record, while Harry Styles wins album of the year

With four new prizes tonight, the megastar has now won more Grammys than any other artist in the awards' 65-year history. But Harry Styles took home the evening's biggest prize.

The Economics of the Grammys, Explained

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Music

The Economics of the Grammys, Explained

Sure, Beyoncé and Adele might scoop up even more awards for their collections. But with prizes being handed out in 91 categories, a lot of folks stand to see career boosts due to the Grammy Awards.

The Economics of the Grammys, Explained

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A Wife of Bath 'biography' brings a modern woman out of the Middle Ages

The Wife of Bath from The Ellesmere Manuscript, one of the earliest manuscripts of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. The Huntington Library hide caption

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Author Interviews

A Wife of Bath 'biography' brings a modern woman out of the Middle Ages

Dreamed up by Geoffrey Chaucer in The Canterbury Tales more than 600 years ago, the Wife of Bath was known for her lusty appetites, gossipy asides and fondness for wine.

A Wife of Bath 'biography' brings a modern woman out of the Middle Ages

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Clunky title aside, 'Cunk on Earth' is a mockumentary with cult classic potential

Ill-informed TV correspondent Philomena Cunk (Diane Morgan) travels around the world in Cunk on Earth. Andrea Gambadoro/Netflix hide caption

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TV Reviews

Clunky title aside, 'Cunk on Earth' is a mockumentary with cult classic potential

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An ill-informed TV correspondent travels the world — with hilarious results — in Netflix's new oddball show. Diane Morgan's delivery is deliciously dry, and her improv skills are formidable.

Clunky title aside, 'Cunk on Earth' is a mockumentary with cult classic potential

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60 dancers who fled the war now take the stage — as The United Ukrainian Ballet

Iryna Zhalovska and other dancers with The United Ukrainian Ballet train at The Kennedy Center. The company is performing Giselle there this week. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption

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Dance

60 dancers who fled the war now take the stage — as The United Ukrainian Ballet

The company, based in The Hague, is currently in Washington, D.C., performing Giselle at The Kennedy Center. The Ukrainian Ambassador says the ballet corps is like a secret weapon.

60 dancers who fled the war now take the stage — as The United Ukrainian Ballet

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If you had a particularly 'Close' childhood friendship, this film will resonate

Rémi (Gustav De Waele) and Léo (Eden Dambrine) are childhood friends who begin to pull apart from each other in the Belgian film Close. Lukas Dhont/Kris Dewitte Menuet hide caption

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Movie Reviews

If you had a particularly 'Close' childhood friendship, this film will resonate

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The Cannes award-winner Close -- about two inseparable teen boys — is for anyone who thought their childhood friendship would last forever. It's a beautiful Belgian film, but takes the easy way out.

If you had a particularly 'Close' childhood friendship, this film will resonate

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'Hot Dog' wins Caldecott, Newbery is awarded to 'Freewater'
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Book News & Features

'Hot Dog' wins Caldecott, Newbery is awarded to 'Freewater'

Hot Dog, by Doug Salati, is about an overheated pup who finds his calm on a trip to the beach. Freewater, by Amina Luqman-Dawson, is about two enslaved children finding freedom.

'Hot Dog' wins Caldecott, Newbery is awarded to 'Freewater'

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What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing

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What's Making Us Happy: Recommendations From 'Pop Culture Happy Hour'

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, and more.

Forensic musicologists race to rescue works lost after the Holocaust

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Walter Arlen

Music

Forensic musicologists race to rescue works lost after the Holocaust

The Exilarte Center in Vienna is the world's leading research institution devoted to preserving the work of composers such as Walter Arlen and others, who were exiled or killed during the Holocaust.

Forensic musicologists race to rescue works lost after the Holocaust

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