Feb 15th, 2008 · The funky afro-beat/reggae band, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, formed while in West African refugee camps filled with Sierra Leoneans who fled the nation's brutal civil war. Farai Chideya talks with two members of the group -- Reuben and Black Nature -- about the healing power of West African reggae and soul.
Nov 29th, 2004 · The complete 45-episode series of the TV show Pee-Wee's Playhouse is now out on DVD. Reubens originally created the Pee-Wee character at the Los Angeles improv group called The Groundlings. Pee-Wee's Playhouse went on the air in 1986. It ran on CBS for 5 years, garnering 22 Emmys.
Oct 4th, 2004 · The movie Woman Thou Art Loosed opened over the weekend. NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with producer Reuben Cannon about the virtues of making an African-American faith-based film.