Press Play with Madeleine Brand Emmy nominee Sterling K. Brown is optimistic about black stories on TV Aug. 21, 2017 Listen 48 min MORE Photo: Emmy-nominated actor Sterling K. Brown at KCRW (Photo by Amy Ta) From this Episode: Where does the fight in Afghanistan stand? Despite a campaign promise to end the war in Afghanistan, President Trump is expected to announce that U.S. will send 4000 more troops there in an address tonight. So 16... 10 min ACLU changes its strategy on defending neo-Nazis As fallout from Charlottesville continues, LA City Attorney Mike Feuer says he wants the city to further restrict, and even deny, rally permits to hate groups such as Nazis... 10 min Why trash in some LA neighborhoods still sits on the curb Some parts of Los Angeles don’t smell very good these days. That’s because piles of garbage are sitting on the street rotting. The city changed its trash collection policy.... 8 min Sterling K. Brown says it's a better time for black actors in Hollywood Sterling K. Brown won an Emmy for portraying Christopher Darden in “The People v. OJ Simpson” last year. Now he’s nominated again for his role as Randall Pearson on “This Is... 17 min Credits Host: Madeleine Brand Producers: Gina Pollack, Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole