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Bessie Smith's songs are tales of liberated women who are not afraid to speak openly about what they want, what they need and what they are tired of.

The Shangri-Las mixed a tough image with songs about teen love. Weiss, who died Jan. 19, left the group in the late '60s, and released her fist solo album in 2007. Originally broadcast in 2007.

Critics widely consider 1971 one of the best years in music history. For NPR's 50th anniversary, public radio stations turn back the clock and reflect on the year's best tracks.

The last record of any semblance of live theater, once a staple of the mighty Greek and later Roman cultures, was around 530 A.D. Then we entered "the…

Summer activities now run about $2,400 to $6,000 per kid per summer, on average.

There is more child sexual abuse content online than ever before. And not just on the dark web, but on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat. What can the major tech companies do to stop it?

Viral images of the flyer were filmed in portable toilets of a migrant camp in Mexico, and they energized members of Congress. But NPR's reporting suggests the flyer is not what it purports to be.

A growing list of lawsuits, shadowy figures, a splintered media environment and prejudice toward hip-hop make Diddy's downfall the "perfect storm."

In Part II of our "Where Did The Money Go?" special report, I'Jaz Ja'ciel traces several routes of donations and federal funding to see which organizations received funds, and who received benefits.

The watchdog review of January 6 also found that some advance intelligence offered a "more alarming" warning that Congress itself was a target, and the force was severely unprepared.