Santana's cultural mash-up made a statement about Latin music that still reverberates to this day. Tucker Ranson/Getty Images hide caption
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Friday
Marian Anderson's story reveals a longstanding legacy of black women amplifying black women's perspectives through the politics of concert performance. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Marian Anderson is known more for two events than for the talents that made them possible. But there is more to be told, and so she asks us to listen again for who and what we know her to be. © Yousuf Karsh/http://karsh.org hide caption
Wednesday
Marian Anderson sings at the Lincoln Memorial, 1939. Even as her mink coat might have served practical purposes, it was also richly symbolic. Bettmann/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
An undated portrait of America contralto Marian Anderson at her home. London Express/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Members of the 146-voice chorus, dressed as garment workers, in composer Julia Wolfe's Fire In My Mouth, which documents the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in New York. Chris Lee/Decca Gold hide caption
Tragic Fire Sparks Julia Wolfe's Latest Look At American Labor History
Kendrick Lamar performs at the 2015 BET Awards in Los Angeles. Christopher Polk/Getty Images for BET hide caption
Both Party And Protest, 'Alright' Is The Sound Of Black Life's Duality
Sunday
The Instrument of Hope is lacquered in black except for the shiny brass parts, which are clear lacquered. They include the lead pipe, which is made from bullets set end to end and drilled out so that air can flow through to make it a playable instrument. The tops of the three buttons are made of the sawn-off casing end caps or rims. Matt Mckay/Publicis North America hide caption
A Trumpet Made Of Bullets And The Kids Who Inspired It Take Hope Around The Country
Friday
Billie Holiday performs on stage at the Sugar Hill nightclub in Newark, N.J. Farah Jasmine Griffin's 2001 book posed a challenge to biographers and helped reimagine Holiday's legacy. Bob Parent/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Ivo Pogorelich's new recording of Beethoven and Rachmaninoff sonatas is the pianist's first album in 21 years. Bernard Martinez/Sony Classical hide caption
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Wednesday
The Blair House Collective reads poems for Turning the Tables NPR hide caption
Post Malone performs onstage for Bud Light's Dive Bar Tour, which stopped at Exit/In in 2018. Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Bud Light hide caption
Tuesday
Cameron Duddy (center) says that Midland's new album combines "the powers of the three voices coming together." Harper Smith/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Billie Holiday sings at a Sunday afternoon jam session. Charles Peterson/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Billie Holiday performs at the Club Downbeat in Manhattan in 1947. William Gottlieb/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption