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Madea's Family Reunion grossed more than $30 million in its opening weekend at the box office. The movie's writer, director and co-star, Tyler Perry, talks with Ed Gordon about the lure of his main character, an outspoken black woman.

Mayawati Kumari is the chief minister of one of India's largest and poorest states. She's also the richest woman in India and one of the best known. Now there's talk about her possibly becoming the country's next prime minister.

The parent company of one of the utilities that abandoned a nuclear power project in South Carolina says two of its top executives are retiring. The moves…

Also: The new health exchanges are buried in heavy traffic on their first day; the airport in Jacksonville, Fla., reopens after suspicious packages were found; a Senate panel approves Caroline Kennedy's nomination to become U.S. ambassador to Japan; and the Minnesota Orchestra's conductor quits.

We know the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has had significnt and disparate impacts on some communities of color and some may feel hesitant to be vaccinated. This First Responders Series event – Vaccine Hesitancy: A Community Townhall – will explore concerns about the vaccine, dispel mistruths and review the science. Atrium Health, in collaboration with community partners, will have clinical and experiential experts to explore these issues and how we can move from hesitancy to action via live stream. Viewing this program is free and open to the public. Visit the the Center's YouTube channel or Facebook page to view on Thursday, February 4.

At the very core of our existence, music comforts the heart and feeds the soul. Music adds to celebrations and provides a place to turn to when we need lifting up. Join Carolina Voices’ Festival Singers as they share inspiring choral music during Comforting the Heart – a livestream Concert on Sunday, November 22 at 4:00 pm. Festival Singers will debut new virtual choir pieces such as “You Do Not Walk Alone” by Elaine Hagenberg and “Flight Song” by Kim Andre Arnesen. This 30-minute program also includes past performance excerpts to warm your heart and provide a big virtual hug! Tune in for Comforting the Heart LIVE via Facebook or YouTube. Sip a beverage, get cozy, and watch in comfortably from home.

On Monday, October 12 Joby Bell, will start the 2020-2021 season of Organ at Davidson with Charles-Marie Widor’s Symphonie #7. With degrees from Appalachian State University and Rice University, he is known for “the breadth of his repertoire, technical virtuosity, and the personal warmth which shines through in his performances.” Bell is on the faculty of the Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State where he teaches organ and church music studies. He has served church posts in Houston and throughout North Carolina. The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary of Davidson College Presbyterian Church, and tentatively plans are for it to be open to the public with attendees required to wear masks and to “self-distance” in the large sanctuary. Updates will be available on the church website (www.dcpc.org). The concert will also be live-streamed on the church’s YouTube channel.

The program awards the equivalent of one percent of what the U.S. government spends on public education every year. Even states that aren't finalists have implemented reforms, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told NPR.

Mariama Keita of Senegal farms the old-school way: hoes, pitchforks, no tractor. But lately she's relying on a not-so-traditional tool.

NPR's Noel King talks to Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California, national co-chair of Sen. Bernie Sander's campaign, about the path forward for Sanders after he fell short of expectations on Tuesday.

RIP Ted Curson, a new jazz singer, the Jazz Composers Collective's modern history, Hurricane Sandy and downtown New York and Miles Davis in 1985. Plus: a Branford Marsalis interview, Arbors Records' Mat Domber, and what the Pittsburgh Steelers radio announcer does in his spare time.

An American monk is now leading one of the most important monasteries in Tibetan Buddhism. The Dalai Lama appointed Nicholas Vreeland as the abbot of a southern Indian monastery to help bridge Buddhist tradition with the Western world. Vreeland talks with host Michel Martin about what it means to be an American holding such an important post.

China is reacting to last week's arrest of Meng Wanzhou, a top executive at Huawei, one of the world's largest telecom companies. She was arrested in Canada at the request of the U.S.

This May & June, spend Evenings at the Park with your Charlotte Symphony! Enjoy a delightful blend of classical favorites as you relax under the clouds at Symphony Park. This new casual, acoustic series presents selections from Beethoven, Debussy, Mozart, and more at a familiar setting in SouthPark. Christopher James Lees, conductor

The Super League's 12 Founding Clubs include some of the most famous professional sports teams in the world, including Liverpool, Manchester United, and Real Madrid.

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s latest pick to run the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has received the formal bipartisan backing of a Senate committee who had questioned her the day before.

Two members of President Biden's National Security Council, Roberta Jacobson and Juan Gonzalez, will travel to Mexico, a senior administration official told reporters.

A Japanese mountaineer has become the oldest person to conquer Mount Everest, as Yuichiro Miura, 80, reached the peak Thursday morning. The feat marks Miura's third time atop Mount Everest. As in 2008, Miura's accomplishment is in danger of being surpassed by rival climber Min Bahadur Sherchan, 81.

Barbie, Matthew Perry and the Roman Empire were among the most popular searches on Google this year.

The House panel heard bombshell testimony from the former Trump White House aide who detailed the former president's knowledge of the potential for violence on Jan. 6, and his outbursts of anger.