Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Emmy nominee Sterling K. Brown is optimistic about black stories on TV
Sterling K. Brown won an Emmy for portraying Christopher Darden in “The People v. OJ Simpson.” He’s nominated again for his role as Randall Pearson on “This Is Us.” He joins us to talk about his work.
By Madeleine Brand • • 47m ListenPhoto: Emmy-nominated actor Sterling K. Brown at KCRW (Photo by Amy Ta)
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4 storiesWhere does the fight in Afghanistan stand?
Despite a campaign promise to end the war in Afghanistan, President Trump is expected to announce that U.S. will send 4000 more troops there in an address tonight. So 16 years later, what does Afghanistan look like now? The Taliban control more of the country than at any time since the war began.
Read the story10 minACLU changes its strategy on defending neo-Nazis
As fallout from Charlottesville continues, LA City Attorney Mike Feuer says he wants the city to further restrict, and even deny, rally permits to hate groups such as Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan.
Read the story10 minWhy trash in some LA neighborhoods still sits on the curb
Some parts of Los Angeles don’t smell very good these days. That’s because piles of garbage are sitting on the street rotting. The city changed its trash collection policy. Now some companies aren’t picking it up.
Read the story8 minSterling K. Brown says it's a better time for black actors in Hollywood
Sterling K. Brown won an Emmy for portraying Christopher Darden in “The People v. OJ Simpson” last year. Now he’s nominated again for his role as Randall Pearson on “This Is Us.” He used to joke that there could only be one black actor working in Hollywood at a time, but he says it’s a lot different now.
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