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BET cofounder Sheila Johnson writes her Cinderella story was really a nightmare

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Sheila Johnson, the first Black female billionaire, about her account of surviving an emotionally abusive marriage. Johnson's new memoir is Walk Through Fire.

Thu Sep 28, 2023 12:27
Oh Bother! Winnie, poo and deforestation

Now that Winnie-the-Pooh is in the pubic domain, it's a free-for-all. In Winnie-the-Pooh: The Deforested Edition, the trees have are all gone. The book is by toilet paper company Who Gives A Crap.(Image credit: Who Gives A Crap)

Thu Sep 28, 2023 12:06
In conversation with Kerry Washington on her new memoir – Part II

Part II of NPR's Juana Summers' conversation with actress Kerry Washington about her new memoir, Thicker Than Water.

Wed Sep 27, 2023 23:47
In conversation with Kerry Washington on her new memoir – Part I

Part I of NPR's Juana Summers' conversation with actress Kerry Washington about her new memoir, Thicker Than Water.

Wed Sep 27, 2023 23:27
New California law bars schoolbook bans based on racial and LGBTQ topics

Gov. Gavin Newsom called the new measure "long overdue," saying that the banning binge of diversity materials has to come to an end.(Image credit: Rich Pedroncelli/AP)

Tue Sep 26, 2023 23:46
The dystopian 'Land of Milk and Honey' tells of a future without the pleasure of food

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to C Pam Zhang about her new novel, Land of Milk and Honey.

Tue Sep 26, 2023 23:37

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