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Encore: 'The Undefeated,' A New Picture Book, Celebrates Black Brilliance

By editor • 21 hours ago

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:

Today the American Library Association announced the top awards in children's books, and the big winner was "The Undefeated," with three honors, including the Caldecott Medal for best picture book. Kadir Nelson illustrated "The Undefeated." His work often explores what it's like to be black in America today and throughout history. The book's words are by poet Kwame Alexander.

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What Happened During The First Weekend Of The Sundance Film Festival

By Mallory Yu • 21 hours ago

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Newly Democratic Virginia Legislature Hopes To Repeal Jim Crow-Era Laws

By Daniella Cheslow • 21 hours ago

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:

Today the American Library Association announced the top awards in children's books, and the big winner was "The Undefeated," with three honors, including the Caldecott Medal for best picture book. Kadir Nelson illustrated "The Undefeated." His work often explores what it's like to be black in America today and throughout history. The book's words are by poet Kwame Alexander.

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Why Elections Officials Aren't Taking A Simple Security Step

By Miles Parks • Jan 26, 2020

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

There's a new book that provides a deeply reported account of what it's like to live in Putin's Russia, but it's not about Twitter bots or influencing foreign elections or even Vladimir Putin himself. It's called "Between Two Fires: Truth, Ambition, And Compromise In Putin's Russia." It's by Joshua Yaffa. He's The New Yorker's Moscow correspondent.

Journalist Joshua Yaffa On New Book, 'Between Two Fires'

By editor • Jan 26, 2020