All Of It with Alison Stewart

[REBROADCAST FROM October 18, 2022] In the summer of 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was brutally murdered while visiting his cousins in Mississippi for allegedly offending a white woman. A new film, "Till," focuses on his mother Mamie Till-Mobley's dogged pursuit for justice for her son and for the country to reckon with its racism. Director Chinonye Chukwu, who was nominated for best director at the NAACP Image Awards, joins to discuss the film.

Actor Trevante Rhodes and director Miles Warren join us to discuss "Bruiser," a coming-of-age film re-examining masculinity through the eyes of a teenager torn between two adult male role models.

Tomorrow is the release day of Christian McBride's New Jawn - Prime, the sophomore album of the quartet made up of Christian McBride (bass), Josh Evans (trumpet), Marcus Strickland (saxophone, bass clarinet), and Nasheet Waits (drums). The group's first album earned them a Grammy nomination for Best Instrumental Jazz Album. McBride, who also hosts NPR's Jazz Night In America, joins us for a preview Listening Party of the new album before the band hits the road.

[REBROADCAST FROM November 28, 2022] Inspired by the real life story of writer and director Elegance Bratton, "The Inspection" tells the story of a young gay man (Jeremy Pope) who struggles to find acceptance for his identity both at home, and as a part of the U.S. Marine Corps. Bratton and Pope join us to discuss the film.

The new play, "The Wanderers," tells the story of Abe (Eddie Kaye Thomas) and Sophie (Sarah Cooper), two married writers whose relationship is tested when Abe begins emailing with a movie star named Julia (Katie Holmes). The story also follows Abe's parents, Esther and Shmuli, who live in the Satmar Jewish community. Cooper, Holmes, and Thomas join us to discuss the play, which runs at Laura Pels Theatre through April 2.

Thomas W. Commeraw was born a slave in the 1700s, but eventually became a Free Black artist and business owner in New York City. Starting in the 1790s, Commeraw opened his own successful pottery business, and became a well-known voice amongst Free Blacks in New York when it came to both local and national politics. A new exhibition at the New York Historical Society, Crafting Freedom: The Life and Legacy of Free Black Potter Thomas W. Commeraw, takes viewers into the life Commeraw led, and also displays over twenty of his preserved works. Curator Allison Robinson alongside artist Sana Musasama, whose pottery is also on view, join us to discuss the exhibition, which is on view until May 28.

For our Black History Month Series we will hear about the show All of Me featuring the work of Winfred Rembert, opening February 23rd at Hauser & Wirth, East 69th street location. Rembert died in 2021. His work depicted life in the Jim Crow south, something he was well aware of, having been nearly lynched in 1967. His widow Patsy Rembert and Koji Inoue, senior director for sales for Hauser & Wirth, joins us to talk about the retrospective. 

Ray of Light, Madonna's foray into electronic trance music, turns 25 this week. For our Silver Liner Notes series, we look back at its impact and legacy with NPR Music's Ann Powers and take listener calls.