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Wednesday night's showcases blends the sounds of Haiti, India, Italy and the Indigenous people of North America.

Ed Gordon talks with actor Nia Long about her career, and her role in the new film Big Momma's House 2.

Our final night of globalFEST 2021 features salsa, First Nations music, Appalachian folk and a West African superstar.

Our first night of live performances features music from Algeria, Argentina, Ukraine and North Carolina.

Reporter Adolfo Guzman Lopez continues his profile of the art and life of African-American artist William Pajaud. His vibrant watercolors celebrates the people and jazz scene of his native New Orleans.

Madea's Family Reunion grossed more than $30 million in its opening weekend at the box office. The movie's writer, director and co-star, Tyler Perry, talks with Ed Gordon about the lure of his main character, an outspoken black woman.

In the new movie The Night Listener, Robin Williams plays a radio personality who starts to believe he's being scammed. The drama revolves around a radio show that is based on a memoir; the film itself is based on Armistead Maupin's novel -- which in turn was based on a real event.

Hollywood producer Lee Daniels talks with Ed Gordon about two of his most challenging, and controversial projects, Monster's Ball and The Woodsman. His directorial debut, Shadowboxer, is out now.

The Last King of Scotland stars Forrest Whitaker as charismatic -- and unfathomably murderous -- ruler Idi Amin. In the film adapted from a bestselling book by Giles Foden, the Ugandan dictator's bloody reign is seen through the eyes of a young Scottish doctor who finds himself thrust into Amin's inner circle.

'Moms' are a lot easier to find in American society today than 'mothers.' Robert Siegel talks with Asif Agha, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania, about how the decline of 'mother' can be traced to the extension of adolescence.