Alyssa Edes
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The singer-songwriter's music has long been characterized as melancholy. For her album Mental Illness, she leaned into that stereotype, writing songs that empathize with other people's struggles.
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Incidents like the ones involving veteran reporter April Ryan and Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters this week are "not a rarity" for black women in the workplace, says activist Brittany Packnett.
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi told NPR's Robert Siegel she doesn't think President Trump "has the faintest idea" about health care.
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The soulful singer's EP, My Name Is Earl, weaves a tale of couch-surfing, self-medication and, ultimately, success.
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Musicians Lydia Liza and Josiah Lemanski have reimagined the holiday classic to emphasize consent — but at the time it was written, the song was actually something of a feminist anthem.
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NPR revisits four voters whom we first met as Barack Obama was campaigning for president. They reflect on the past 8 years, react to Donald Trump's victory and share their hopes for the future.
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"I want my life to be fulfilled in a way where people will say, 'This dude inspired people. He was a good father. He just was a nice person,'" the rapper says. Black America Again is out today.
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As part of Morning Edition's election-year project Divided States, four voters in Florida, a battleground state, share their thoughts on the presidential candidates and the final debate.
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Yves Rossy flies like Superman. But instead of a cape, he uses 7-foot-long wings and four engines. "You are like in a parallel world that normally doesn't exist," he says. "It's beautiful."