A mother's gun nightmare; 'Roxanne, Roxanne'; solving a Hollywood problem

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Episode 18078

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A mother's gun nightmare; 'Roxanne, Roxanne'; solving a Hollywood problem

"On the Exhale" is a play that's told from the perspective of a mother whose child was a victim at Sandy Hook Elementary; "Roxanne, Roxanne" charts the unlikely rise of rapper Roxanne Shonte; incentivizing diversity in the state’s film & TV tax credit program could help change the industry’s biased hiring practices.

Marin Ireland in Martín Zimmerman's play, "On the Exhale."

"On the Exhale" is Martín Zimmerman's play that is told from the perspective of a mother who's child was a victim at Sandy Hook Elementary; "Roxanne, Roxanne" is a film about the unlikely rise of the rapper Roxanne Shonte; incentivizing diversity as part of the state’s film & TV tax credit program could help change the industry’s biased practices.

Martín Zimmerman's play, 'On the Exhale,' explores gun violence in America

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The play about the complexity of gun control will stream for free on March 24-25 in conjunction with the March For Our Lives rallies.

'Roxanne Roxanne' tells the story of a teen rap prodigy

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At 14, Roxanne Shanté become a revered rapper in New York and beyond. Now, her life story has been made into a biopic written and directed by Michael Larnell.