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William Grant Still has been called "the dean" of African-American composers. Although he is best known for his Afro-American Symphony from 1930, this…

For this Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we are featuring William Grant Still's Symphony No.2 in G minor, Song of a New Race on Symphony @ 7. It dates…

The punk-infused art band from Washington, D.C. brings a kinder, gentler and sparer version of the group's music to the Tiny Desk.

An affordable housing project in Lower Price Hill appears to be moving forward. The social service agency Community Matters has been working on the...

“Mahler is very extravagant. Mahler is in your face. Mahler is really too much!”–Arved AshbyToo much of a good thing is wonderful. Just ask Arved Ashby,…

In a new cookbook, culinary historian Michael W. Twitty pays homage to the rich tapestry of cultures that have shaped Southern cuisine — and keeps a gimlet eye on the region's complicated history.

Over two decades of journalism, Audie Cornish has become a recognized and trusted voice on the airwaves as co-host of NPR's flagship news program, All Things Considered.

Ashton Marra covers the Capitol for West Virginia Public Radio and can be heard weekdays on West Virginia Morning, the station’s daily radio news program. Ashton can also be heard Sunday evenings as she brings you state headlines during NPR’s weekend edition of All Things Considered. She joined the news team in October of 2012.

Pam Fessler is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk, where she covers poverty, philanthropy, and voting issues.

Baby-faced Giannis Antetokounmpo, the 19-year-old Greek basketball phenom, was taken with the 15th pick in this year's NBA draft. Antetokounmpo's success has heartened many Greeks desperate for their country to become an incubator of dreams instead of a dead zone of joblessness.