Sometimes you have to be brave and just ask. Fiddler Mark O’Connor wanted to write a piece for world-renowned violinist Nadja ...

A new opera tells the story of the Black women who organized in Alabama leading up to the Montgomery bus boycott.

Maurice Ravel's La Valse starts as a homage to the Viennese dance but gradually unravels into a swirling, chaotic climax.

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U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the bill’s Senate sponsor, admitted that it’s a hard sell to his Republican ...

Most of us were taught in middle school that the Wright Brothers flew the first plane in 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

We expect to hear Adolphe Adam’s O Holy Night every December. Well, we’re not playing Christmas music yet. I’ll be sharing ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Damon Young about That's How They Get You, his new humor anthology featuring essays by Black ...

Connecticut lawmakers have passed their $55 billion dollar, two-year state budget. Democrats are largely happy with the plan ...

Sophie B. Hawkins is best known for a string of hits in the 1990s -- including “Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover” and “As I Lay ...

With hurricane season officially underway, Long Island officials are urging residents to prepare now for future storms.

This Black Music Month, Tiny Desk honors the anniversaries of landmark albums that have shaped the course of music and culture.