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Threats facing cartoonists, the music of 'Selma,' Andrae Crouch
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Jan 9, 2015
Listen • 46:32
Threats facing cartoonists, the music of 'Selma,' Andrae Crouch

Dutch cartoonist Tjeerd Royards discusses the threats cartoonists face around the world,how the music was chosen for 'Selma,' and remembering Andrae Crouch.
Attends get their first hands-on look at the new LG G Flex2 smart phone, at the LG press conference at 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Nevada January 5, 2015. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
Attends get their first hands-on look at the new LG G Flex2 smart phone, at the LG press conference at 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Nevada January 5, 2015. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
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Dutch cartoonist Tjeerd Royards discusses the threats cartoonists face around the world. How the music was chosen for 'Selma,' and the impact it has in the film. Plus, remember when the VCR and CD player were big deals? We take a look back at the technology that has been debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show.

France's complicated history with Muslims
Listen • 8:13
More than 5 million Muslims live in France, but history has created a tense relationship between them and the rest of the population.
Remember the late gospel singer Andrae Crouch
Listen • 5:49
Andrae Crouch passed yesterday, but during his career he was one of the most influential artists in gospel music, winning seven Grammys.
Missing in Mexico: An LA woman searches for her lost brother
Listen • 8:21
Kill my son. Find my brother. A mother in Mexico pleads with gunmen who snatched her son in the night. He remains missing, and his sister vows to find him. The case is not unique.
'The Test' examines history, pitfalls of high-stakes testing in schools
Listen • 6:39
Some hoped the move to the Common Core system would alleviate the focus on testing ushered in with No Child Left Behind. But as NPR Education Blogger Anya Kamentz says, the reverse might be true.
President Obama proposes free community college
Listen • 5:24
Yesterday President Obama announced a new proposal that would make community college free for two years. President of Long Beach City College, Eloy Ortiz Oakley, joins Take Two to talk about a similar program at Long Beach City College.
The music of 'Selma': scoring the civil rights movement
Listen • 11:25
How does a filmmaker choose which music to put to one of the most important historical events in our country's history? She calls music supervisor, Morgan Rhodes.
Political cartoonists frequently on front lines of political violence
Listen • 6:07
The attack against the journalists and cartoonists of Charlie Hebdo in Paris is just the latest in the threats faced by cartoonists around the world. Cartoonist Tjeerd Royards explains what is done to protect these artists around the world.
Fox's 'Empire' sees hit TV debut with minority cast
Listen • 6:04
"Empire" has a largely African American cast, and the show, along with "How To Get Away with Murder," "Blackish" and "Jane the Virgin" headlines a season of successful programs with minority actors in lead roles.
Weekend on the cheap: psychedelic art, Cheeseburger week and learn to beekeep
Listen • 3:51
For your weekend, add to the itinterary an art show inspired by the book/movie "Inherent Vice," a roundtable of Golden Globe nominees for Best Foreign-Language film and a workshop to be an urban beekeeper.
Paris attacks: Two hostage sieges end, gunmen killed after police raids
Listen • 6:31
Three gunmen, including the two suspects in the Charlie Hebdo massacre, were killed today as police ended two separate hostage sieges in and around Paris.