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Many African-Americans are pleased that President Obama spoke frankly about the inequities experienced in this country by blacks. They say understanding the distress over the Zimmerman verdict is key to honest discussions about race.

Every answer is the name of a famous person, past or present, with five letters in the first and last names. One letter in each name is changed to make a new word. You name the people.

Tilikum is a top-perfrming killer whale at Sea World. And he's responsible for the deaths of three trainers. Blackfish, a Sundance Official Documentary Selection by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, looks at the danger of keeping orcas in captivity. Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin talks with filmmaker Cowperthwaite and former Sea World trainer John Jett about the project.

Writer Howard Norman's memoir focuses on particular people and moments. His stories contain disturbing incidents, from the murder-suicide of a mother and her young son in his family's home, to the accidental death of a swan. He also tells of a strange, frightening and humorous Inuit shaman he met in the Arctic.

President Obama's remarks on the Trayvon Martin shooting case were useful in opening white America's eyes to black America's experience, says author and commentator John McWhorter. McWhorter, who's written several books about race in American, tells host Rachel Martin what he thinks about the president's prescriptions.

A South Carolina woman, new to the Catholic Church, is on her way to Brazil to see the pope. She tells host Rachel Martin that she feels Pope Francis is a role model for young Catholics.

President Obama took it upon himself Friday to speak candidly about Trayvon Martin and the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial. Host Rachel Martin talks to NPR senior political correspondent Mara Liasson about why and how the president shared his thoughts.

The vote is seen as a mandate on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's aggressive monetary and fiscal stimulus programs, which have spurred growth after decades of deflation.

A 35-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the discovery of the three sets of remains.

Gov. Rick Snyder tells CBS' Face the Nation that he neither expects the offer of federal financial assistance nor thinks it would be a good idea.