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Actress Jenifer Lewis earned her nickname "the black mother of Hollywood" for playing matriarchs in films, including her turn as Tina Turner's mother in 1993's "What's Love Got to Do With It." "That kicked it off, and I went on to 'Poetic Justice' and the list goes on and on," the Kinloch native says.

I had Loretta Devine on my radio show last week and rebroadcast part of the show this morning.

A solidly-built actress-singer with vulnerable eyes and a kewpie-doll voice, Loretta Devine was a professional actor for about 18 years before rising to prominence through the 1995 feature film "Waiting to Exhale". As.... A solidly-built actress-singer with vulnerable eyes and a kewpie-doll voice, Loretta Devine was a professional actor for about ...

Comedy writer Larry Wilmore, right, with moderator Ta-Nehisi Coates, at Wednesday's Aspen Ideas Festival event, Race and Humor, at the Hotel Jerome.

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Family Day with Will Vinton and The Amazing World of Claymation. We caught up with Will and talked about his Claymation beginnings, the secret to great projects, and to find out what's next! LISTEN TO OUR CONVERSATION BELOW.