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Carter, a Jackson State alumnus, took over as the new series host and producer for NPR’s “Tiny Desk Concerts” series in April.
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Krewe da Bhan Gras has been a hit on the parade route this Carnival season as the latest example of Mardi Gras’ diverse, inclusive nature and its evolution.
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For the Baton Rouge Gallery's August show, three artists that work in radically different mediums seem to converge on the same theme: structure. Jason…
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There has never been much in public view related to the work of novelist Harper Lee. There were certainly no manuscripts of To Kill a Mockingbird, let…
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The confederate battle flag is coming down from the South Carolina statehouse. And New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu has asked the city council to consider…
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On June 26, WRKF lost one of its founders, Lew Carter. He was also a radio personality, with a capital “P”. Ten days before he died, Lew, at age 92,…
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The Common Core education standards have generated a lot of debate, and controversy. But that political noise can sometimes cloud the goal of the…
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The great bluesman was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and toured relentlessly his whole life, wringing peerless emotion out of every note he played.
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American English has a rich history of regionalisms — which sometimes tell us a lot about where we come from.
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There's plenty of speculation about whether the octogenarian author really intended to release the manuscript, discovered by her lawyer last year.
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As a young priest, Michael Fitzgerald studied Islam and served the Vatican in Muslim countries. Devoted to promoting Catholic-Muslim understanding, he's now teaching Jesuit students about the Quran.
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Bartender Ran Duan will represent the U.S. in a Bacardi international cocktail competition. His specialty? "Father's Advice," a stirred-not-shaken cocktail that's a testament to his hardworking dad.