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Arts Jan 19

From tiny flags to empty chairs, here’s how different communities in the U.S. are memorializing the victims of the pandemic.
By Joshua Barajas
Arts Jan 19

Our January book club pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Jia Tolentino’s “Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion.”…
By Courtney Vinopal
Arts Jan 19

Combs performed virtually for NASCAR's season finale in November but has not done a live show since March. NASCAR prides itself on its elaborate pre-race pomp and entertainment.
By Jenna Fryer, Associated Press
Arts Jan 19

R&B star Jazmine Sullivan and country singer Eric Church will join forces to sing the national anthem at the next month’s Super Bowl, where Grammy-winning singer H.E.R. will perform “America the Beautiful.”…
By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press
The lighting memorial ceremony is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. ET today. Watch the event here.
Jan 18

By Associated Press
Wonder met King when he was a teenager and later wrote the tribute song "Happy Birthday," which urged that the government formally establish a Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

By Associated Press
The country music superstar praised the Bidens for being “hellbent on making things good” and said he welcomed the chance to help the country heal.

By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport
The poet who will carry on a tradition and present her new work, "The Hill We Climb" at the inauguration this week is already quite accomplished at the age of 22. Jeffrey Brown talked to Amanda Gorman to learn more,…

By Joshua Barajas
In a musical tribute to COVID victims, Washington state’s Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performed Samuel Barber’s sorrowful “Adagio for Strings” inside a largely empty concert hall and for an audience online.
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