NPR Series: Young, Gifted and Black https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4678506 It was playwright Lorraine Hansberry who coined the phrase "young, gifted and black" at the height of the Civil Rights era. <EM>News & Notes</EM> profiles talented young men and women who are taking up the challenge for a new generation of African Americans. en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Thu, 01 May 2025 11:48:10 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR Series: Young, Gifted and Black https://www.npr.org/series/4678506/young-gifted-and-black High-Flying Careers We spotlight three more young people with promising futures: Jamail Larkins, one of the youngest U.S. pilots ever to fly solo; filmmaker Alrick Brown; and 14-year-old model Gerren Taylor. Fri, 03 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2005/06/03/4678443/high-flying-careers https://www.npr.org/2005/06/03/4678443/high-flying-careers

We spotlight three more young people with promising futures: Jamail Larkins, one of the youngest U.S. pilots ever to fly solo; filmmaker Alrick Brown; and 14-year-old model Gerren Taylor.

]]> Roy Hurst Nurturing Young Prodigies <EM>News & Notes</EM> profiles a tap dance prodigy with a unique approach combining dance with music, a classical flute player and an athlete who's also a student leader. Thu, 02 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2005/06/02/4676607/nurturing-young-prodigies https://www.npr.org/2005/06/02/4676607/nurturing-young-prodigies

News & Notes profiles a tap dance prodigy with a unique approach combining dance with music, a classical flute player and an athlete who's also a student leader.

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The phrase "young, gifted and black" reverberated out of the Civil Rights movement -- News & Notes begins a series of profiles of a new generation to watch with a look at artist Kehinde Wiley.

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