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The new documentary The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till revisits the events leading to the 14-year-old's lynching in Mississippi 50 years ago. Director Keith Beauchamp and Till's cousin, Simeon Wright, tell Ed Gordon about the film.

Lonnie Bunch, director of the National Museum of African-American History and Culture, discusses plans for a Smithsonian African-American Museum. Bunch says the museum plans to exhibit an array of objects, including the lunch counter from the legendary Woolworth sit-in in Greensboro, NC. The Smithsonian has not released a date for the museum opening.

Sanaa Lathan talks about her new film, Something New, and parallels between her onscreen portrayal of a harried urban professional and her real life. Something New follows the story of a Lathan's character, an attorney, who starts an unlikely romance with a white landscape architect.

Ed Gordon talks with Paola Mendoza and Michael Skolnik, co-creators of the new film, On the Outs, about three girls struggling with life in and out of juvenile detention. Mendoza also stars in the film as an incarcerated, drug-addicted young mother.

Black. White. is a controversial new reality TV series where a black family and white family change races. Using extensive make-up, the family members go out and experience living in someone else's skin. Madeleine Brand talks to the show's executive producer and two of the show's participants about the show, which debuts Wednesday night on the F/X Network.

Actor Derek Luke, star of the new movie Glory Road, talks about his career and his new film, about the the true story of the first college basketball team to start five black players. The 1966 Texas Western team went on to win the NCAA championship.

Film critic Bob Mondello reviews the DVD release of three classic black films: Hallelujah, Green Pastures and Cabin in the Sky. He says they are interesting, both as history and as works of art.

Ed Gordon talks to two filmmakers about their film, Favela Rising -- an unflinching look at the hard lives of those who live in one Brazilian ghetto.

Christine Turner, the filmmaker behind the short documentary, Lynching Postcards: 'Token of A Great Day,' talks about her film and its present-day resonance.

A Justice Department report finds systematic racial bias in how the city treats its African American citizens. Some residents doubt tensions between police and black residents will abate quickly.