4+ hour, 38+ min ago  (873+ words) Julia Marcus: You're hearing a jazz pianist born and raised in Louisiana, a member of a New Orleans musical dynasty. He became known to a nation as the bandleader for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and serenaded millions at…...

12+ hour, 3+ min ago  (200+ words) Friday, June 19 WGBH Nearly two centuries ago, on June 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in the city of Galveston with news that Texas slaves were two-and-a-half years late in learning: They were free. Though Texas was the last U. S. state to enforce Abraham…...

2+ hour, 32+ min ago  (396+ words) Just as the summer travel season heats up, gas prices are finally dropping, with the national average falling below $4 a gallon. It marks the first time since March 30 prices are that low, and follows nearly four straight weeks of declines,…...

8+ hour, 37+ min ago  (335+ words) When audiences first meet Nigerian immigrant Abasiama, the main character in the play "Sojourners," she's new to both marriage and America. Nearly 60 years later, Abasiama returns as the central character of "In Old Age," the cycle's eighth play, which finds…...

3+ hour, 6+ min ago  (354+ words) However, this didn't change matters for Mc Kee's hometown of Cumberland, R. I. , where he served as mayor for 12 years before his gubernatorial leap. Citing the need for a "change in leadership and a renewed sense of urgency," the Cumberland Democratic Town…...

11+ hour, 19+ min ago  (487+ words) This year's Juneteenth celebration comes two weeks after an act of arson was reported at the African Meeting House on Beacon Hill, where the Museum of African American History is located. Noelle Trent, president and CEO of the museum, doesn't…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (353+ words) Welcome to Free Ride, your weekly guide to a $0 day trip. Remember: the MBTA Commuter Rail is fare-free every Friday this summer. As each weekend approaches, I'll invite you to take a break and find some nature, art, science, fashion,…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1002+ words) This article was co-published with The 19th, a nonprofit newsroom reporting on gender, politics, policy and power. On a sunny morning in June, about two dozen people walk the land of Soul Fire Farm in Rensselaer County in Upstate New York,…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (217+ words) Chase Morrin: We are deeply inspired and impacted by Wayne Shorter and his legacy, and mostly in particular, our colleagues, mentors, good friends Danilo Perez and John Patitucci, who played in his band for 20 years. A lot of the lessons…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1151+ words) In the hot, crowded chambers of the Cambridge city council, a student musical group recently kicked off a public hearing with a note of unity " an a capella rendition of Woody Guthrie's iconic "This Land is Your Land." It wasn't…...