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Diversity Is Selling Again in Prime Time
Some of this year's biggest hits on prime time, network TV feature blacks, Hispanics and Asians in major roles. They're produced and written by staffs that reflect America's ethnic diversity. Is the world of popular entertainment really changing — or going through one stage in a familiar cycle?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenSome of this year's biggest hits on prime time, network TV feature blacks, Hispanics and Asians in major roles. They're produced and written by staffs that reflect America's ethnic diversity. Is the world of popular entertainment really changing— or going through one stage in a familiar cycle?
Also, Mexican farmworkers halt harvest to fight for better wages. On today's Talking Point, will the FAA ever allow package-deliveries by drones? As Amazon begins to experiment, we hear about some of the challenges.
Photo: Empire's Cookie Lyon, played by Taraji P. Henson
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3 storiesMexican Farmworkers Halt Harvest to Fight for Better Wages
For the first time in decades, Mexican farmworkers are on strike . They've walked away from fields in Baja, California that are the source of millions of tons of produce for the US every year. Late last year, Richard Marosi documented their working conditions in a series of reports for the Los Angeles Times .
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The biggest hits on prime time, network TV this season reflect America's ethnic diversity—on screen and behind the cameras. How to Get Away with Murder , Fresh off the Boat , Jane the Virgin and Empire don't just feature black, Hispanic and Asian actors in major roles.
Read the story34 minExploring the FAA Regulations on Drones
The FAA says amateurs can fly drones during daylight as long as they're within the operator's line of sight. Commercial use is prohibited, but that might be about to change. Yesterday, the FAA gave Amazon permission to experiment with drones as a means for delivering packages.
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