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Each year, the Tiny Desk Contest attracts thousands of impressive unsigned artists from across the country — including Z The Author, who sent in a song inspired by 2020's Black Lives Matter protests.

Julien starred opposite a young Richard Pryor in the 1973 movie The Mack. In addition to his pivotal work onscreen, he co-wrote and co-produced Cleopatra Jones.

A computer keyboard "unlocked my mind from its silent cage," Elizabeth Bonker told her fellow graduates. She urged them to serve others, citing Rollins College's most famous alum: Fred Rogers.

Iranian artist Shirin Neshat is known for her images of women that pose probing questions about the female body within Islam and Iranian culture. This hour, she reflects on her life and work in exile.

"Mad Black Woman" was one of Tiny Desk Contest judge Sharon Van Etten's favorite 2023 entries.

Kraft Heinz will reimburse up to 18,000 customers $20 each to buy or bake desserts without cream cheese, which is harder to come by this holiday season. Here's how the (cheesy) promotion works.

The crowd-funded group ConstitutionDAO narrowly lost out in the hotly anticipated auction. The group had hoped to buy the rare historical document so it could be displayed for the public.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with musician Wryn about their Tiny Desk Contest entries and their forthcoming album.

Even among experimentalists like Philip Glass and Steve Reich, the composer Julius Eastman stood out: black, gay and politically provocative. Clayton's new album is a tribute to the singular artist who burned out too early.

Eight artists have been chosen for a trip around the moon on a SpaceX flight called the "dearMoon project."