Our Daily Breather: Reading To Stay Present During The Pandemic
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In Our Daily Breather, we ask writers and artists to recommend ways to find calm in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. NPR Music assistant editor Cyrena Touros has been re-reading a beloved book.
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- 100 Days
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- 106 & Park
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- 12 Days of Pride
- 14th Amendment
- 2 Chainz
- 2009
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- 2020 Presidential Electionion
- 2:00 AM
- 50 Cent
- 6lack
- A Boogie
- A Raisin in the Sun
- A Weird Kinda Wonderful
- Aaliyah
- abortion rights
- Academy Awards
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- actress
- Adé Siji
- Adidas
- Adrianne Archie
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- Affion Crockett
- Africa
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- Afros
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- Aimee K. Bryant
- Ain't Nobody Worryin'
- Al Roker
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- Alabama
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- All Star Weekend
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- Allen Iverson
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- Amana Melomé
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- Amazon
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- andre harrell
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- Andrea Osei
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- Angela Bassett
- Angela Davis
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- Angell Conwell
- Anthony Anderson
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- Antonio Brown
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- Ari Lennox
- Ariana Grande
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- Ashanti
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- Asphyxiation
- Atlanta
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- Barack Obama
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- Barbara Fowler
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- BET Original Movies
- BET Soul
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- BET's House Party
- BET+
- Beyonce
- Beyonce Knowles
- bia
- Big Brooklyn Red
- Big Sean
- Biggie Smalls
- Bill Cosby
- Bill Withers
- Billie Holiday
- Billy Porter
- Birthday
- Blac Chyna
- black ballerinas
- black beauty
- black designers
- Black Excellence Trilogy
- Black Girls Rock!
- Black Hair
- Black History Month
- Black Hollywood
- Black Homeownership
- Black Ink Crew
- Black John
- Black Lillies
- Black Literature
- Black Lives Matter
- Black Love
- black men mental health
- black movies
- Black Panther
- Black Part Love EP
- Black Rose
- Black Unemployment
- Blair Underwood
- Blü Transition
- Blue Ivy
- Blue Ivy Carter
- Bone Thugs N Harmony
- Boomerang
- Boris Kodjoe
- Boston Celtics
- Bounty Killer
- Bow Wow
- Boyz II Men
- braids
- Brandy
- Breonna Taylor
- Brian McKnight
- Bridal Fashion
- Brittany Inge
- Bronx
- Brooklyn
- Brown v. Board of Education
- BRUH
- Bryson Tiller
- Bugle
- Buju Banton
- Business
- Buy Album
- Calboy
- California
- Calvin
- Cam'ron
- Campus Racism
- Cancer
- Candice Monique
- capital punishment
- Cardi B
- Carl Weber
- Carmelo Anthony
- Carmen ejogo
- Carnegie Hall
- Carol Riddick
- Carolyn Malachi
- Ceaser Emanuel
- CeeLo Green
- Celeb Photos
- Celebrities
- Celebrity
- Celebrity Birthdays
- Celebrity Couples
- Celebrity Deaths
- Celebrity fashion and beauty news
- Celebrity Kids
- Celebrity News
- Celebrity Pregnancy
- Celebrity Style
- Celebrity Style News
- celebrity weddings
- Celia Rose Gooding
- Census
- Central Park Five
- Chaka Khan
- Chance the Rapper
- Chante Adams
- Charlamagne Tha God
- Charles Barkley
- Charlie Wilson
- Chase Anthony
- Cheslie Kryst
- Chess
- Chicago Bulls
- Chick Webb
- chloe and halle
- Chloe X Halle
- Chris Brown
- Chris Rock
- Chrissy Teigen
- Christian Combs
- Christina Elmore
- Christina Milian
- Ciara
- Ciara and Russell Wilson
- Cipher Soul Revival
- Civil Rights
- civil rights movement
- Classical
- Cleveland
- Cliff Vmir
- Coco Austin
- COGIC
- coi leray
- Colin Kaepernick
- College
- college enrollment
- college graduation
- Color Of Change
- Colorism
- Comedy
- Comin' From Where I'm From
- Common
- community
- Condola Rashad
- Condoleezza Rice
- Conflict
- Congress
- Conya Doss
- Copasetik and Cool
- Cornel West
- Coronavirus
- Cory Booker
- Cory Hardrict
- Couture
- Covid-19
- Covid19
- Crime
- Criminal Justice
- criminal justice reform
- Curly Hair
- Curtis Jackson
- Curvy
- Curvy Fashion
- Cuz I Feel
- Cynthia Bailey
- Cynthia Erivo
- D Smoke
- D-Nice
- DaBaby
- Dallas
- Damien Sneed
- Dap-Dippin'
- daughters
- David McAtee
- Dayna Lynn
- Death
- death penalty
- Debbie Allen
- Debi Thomas
- Deborah Cox
- Debra Martin Chase
- Deelishis
- Demetria McKinney
- Dennis Rodman
- Denzel Washington
- Deon Cole
- Derek Chauvin
- Derek Fisher
- DeVon Franklin
- Diana Ross
- Diddy
- Discography Artist
- Discrimination
- Disney
- Diversity
- Divine Brown
- DJ D-Nice
- DJ Envy
- DJ Jazzy Jeff
- DJ Khaled
- DMX
- Documentary
- Dolce & Gabbana
- Dominique
- Don Lemon
- Donald Byrd
- Donald Glover
- Donald Trump
- Dorothy Dandridge
- Douyé
- Dr. Dre
- Dr. Heavenly
- Dr. Marc Lamont Hill
- drag queen
- Drake
- Draya
- Draya Michele
- DreamDoll
- Dreaming Wide Awake
- Dreezy
- Drew Brees
- Drip Diaries
- DriveTime
- Due Time
- Duke Ellington
- Dutch
- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
- Dwayne Johnson
- Dwayne Wade
- Dwight Howard
- Dwyane Wade
- Ebony Obsidian
- Eddie Murphy
- education
- EJ Johnson
- Election
- Elizabeth Warren
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Eminem
- Emmett Till
- Empire
- entrepreneur
- Eric Adams
- Eric B. & Rakim
- Eric Benet
- Eric Garner
- Erica Campbell
- Erica Mena
- Erykah Badu
- Esperanza Freeze
- Essence Magazine
- Essentials
- Eva Marcille
- Evan Ross
- Evelyn Lozada
- exclusive
- Exclusive Interview
- Exclusives
- Fahren
- Faith Evans
- Family
- Fannie Lou Hamer
- FAQ
- Fashion
- Fashion and Beauty
- Fashion News
- Fashion Nova
- Fat Joe
- fatherhood
- Fayola
- Feel'osophy
- Fellowship
- female empowerment
- Female Vocalist
- Fenty Beauty
- Fenty Skin
- Ferguson Protests
- Fetty Wap
- Finance
- Fitness
- Flavor Flav
- Flo'Ology
- Floacism Live
- Floetic
- Floetry
- Floyd Mayweather
- Fluid
- Food
- football
- Foreword
- Frank Sinatra
- Fred The Godson
- Freddie Ransome
- Friendships
- Funeral
- Future
- Future 40
- G-Eazy
- Gabrielle Graham
- Gabrielle Union
- Gallant
- Garcelle Beauvais
- Gayle King
- George Floyd
- Georgia
- gianna
- GiGi Bryant
- Gina Prince-Bythewood
- Ginuwine
- Giovanca
- Gizelle Smith and The Mighty Mocambos
- Gladys Knight
- Global News
- Gloria Govan
- God-Given
- GoFundme
- Good Girl Blues
- Good Living
- Good Things
- Graduation
- Grammys
- Greenleaf
- Gun Violence
- H.E.R.
- Hailie Sahar
- Hair
- Hair Styles
- Hair tips
- Halle Berry
- Hanging
- Harlem
- Harlem Globetrotters
- Harriet Tubman
- Harvard University
- hate crimes
- HBCU
- HBCUs
- He That Hath An Ear
- Health
- Health and Fitness
- Health News
- Hennessy Carolina
- Herbie Hancock
- Heston
- High School Diploma
- Highlights
- Hil St. Soul
- Hip Hop
- Hollie Smith
- Home Depot
- Homes
- Houston
- How It Feels...
- Howard University
- HTHAELHH
- Humor And The Misfortune Of Others
- I Went Viral
- I'm Inobe
- Iantha Richardson
- Ice Cube
- Ice T
- Idris Elba
- Ilhan Omar
- Illinois
- Iman Shumpert
- In This Life
- India McGee
- India.Arie
- Indianapolis
- Indigo Red
- Inobe
- Insecure
- Insight
- International Grand Master
- international news
- interracial dating
- Interview
- investigation
- Isaiah Washington
- Issa Rae
- It's Personal
- Ivy League
- J Lo
- Jada Pinkett
- Jada Pinkett Smith
- Jada Pinkett-Smith
- Jadakiss
- Jaden Smith
- Jaguar Wright
- Jaleel White
- James Brown
- James Clyburn
- Jamie Foxx
- Jamira Burley
- Janelle Monaé
- Janet Jackson
- Janet Mock
- Jason Derulo
- Jay Ellis
- Jay Pharoah
- jay z
- Jay-Z
- Jazmine Sullivan
- Jazz
- jeannie mai
- Jeezy
- Jef Neve
- Jemele Hill
- Jenna Burke
- Jennifer Lopez
- Jennifer Williams
- Jeremih
- Jermaine Dupri
- Jermaine Horton
- Jerry Barrow
- Jesse Jackson
- Jhene Aiko
- Jill Scott
- Jim Clyburn
- Jimmy Iovine
- Joan Smalls
- jobs
- Jodie Turner-Smith
- Joe Biden
- Joey BadA$$
- John Boyega
- John Coltrane
- John Legend
- john legend chrissy teigen
- John Lewis
- Jonica T. Gibbs
- Joonie
- Jordan Peele
- Jordyn Woods
- José James
- Joseline Hernandez
- Joseph Lowery
- Josephine Baker
- Journey
- Judge Faith
- Julie Dexter
- Juneteenth
- Jurnee Smollett
- Jussie Smollett
- Justice Now
- Justin Timberlake
- Juvenile
- K Michelle
- Kaavia James Union Wade
- Kamala Harris
- Kandi Burruss
- Kanye West
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Karen Civil
- Karen Souza
- Karrueche
- Kehlani
- Keith Ellison
- Keke Palmer
- Kel Mitchell
- Kellita Smith
- Kelly Rowland
- KEM
- Kendall Jenner
- Kendrick Perkins
- Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
- Kenny Lattimore
- Kentucky
- Kenya Barris
- Kenya Moore
- Keri Hilson
- Kerry Washington
- Kevin Durant
- Kevin Hart
- Kevin McCall
- Keyshia Cole
- Khadi Don
- Khalid
- Khloé Kardashian
- Kiana Ledé
- Kid Cudi
- Killer Mike
- Kim Kardashian
- Kim Kardashian-West
- Kim Porter
- Kindred The Family Soul
- kings
- Kings Go Forth
- Kirk Franklin
- Kirk Frost
- KJ Smith
- Kobe Bryant
- Kodak Black
- Kourtney Kardashian
- Kurt Carr
- Kyla Pratt
- Kylie Jenner
- Kym Whitley
- L'Oreal
- La La Anthony
- Lacee
- Lacee's Groove
- Lakeith Stanfield
- LaLa Anthony
- Lala Milan
- Lance Gross
- Lark Voorhies
- Late Nights and Early Mornings
- Lauren Jackson
- Lauren London
- Lauren Underwood
- Lauryn Hill
- Laverne Cox
- Law Enforcement
- leading women
- Lebron James
- Ledisi
- Leela James
- Leland Martin
- Lena Waithe
- Leontyne Price
- Leslie Jones
- Let Him Hear
- LeToya Luckett
- LeVar Burton
- LGBT Celebs
- LGBT Pride Month
- LGBTQ
- LiAngelo Ball
- Liberty University
- Lifestyle
- Lil Baby
- Lil Jon
- Lil Kim
- Lil Nas X
- Lil Pump
- Lil Rel Howery
- Lil Scrappy
- Lil Tjay
- Lil Uzi Vert
- Lil Wayne
- Lil' Bow Wow
- Lil' Kim
- Lisa Price
- LisaRaye McCoy
- Listen full album
- Literature
- Little Girl Blues
- little richard
- Live Concert Paradiso
- living
- Living)
- Lizz Wright
- Lizzo
- LL Cool J
- Lloyd
- London
- London Brown
- Loni Love
- Lori Harvey
- Los Angeles
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Lost Where I Belong
- Louisville
- Love
- Love & Hip Hop
- Love and Relationships
- Love Is A Lion
- Love Letter
- Love life and Relationships
- Love's Experience
- Ludacris
- Ludgarde
- Luenell
- Lulu Fall
- Macy Gray
- madam c.j. walker
- Magic Johnson
- Makeup
- Malcolm Harsch
- Malcolm X
- Malia Obama
- Malika Haqq
- Manicure
- Marc Daly
- Marc Lamont Hill
- March Madness
- March on Washington
- Mariah Carey
- Marijuana
- Mario
- Marjorie Harvey
- Marlo Hampton
- Marlon Wayans
- Marquelle Young
- marriage
- Married To Medicine
- Marsha Ambrosius
- Martin Lawrence
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Marvin Gaye
- Marvin McAtee
- Marvin Sapp
- Mary J Blige
- Mary J. Blige
- Masego
- Masika Kalysha
- Mass Shooting
- Matt Barnes
- Maurice Ashley
- Maxine Waters
- McCoy Tyner
- McKay
- Meagan Good
- Medgar Evers
- Meek Mill
- Megan Thee Stallion
- Meghan Markle
- memorial
- Mental Health
- Mental Health Services
- Michael B. Jordan
- Michael Bloomberg
- Michael Jackson
- Michael Jordan
- Michael Rainey Jr.
- Michelle Obama
- Michigan
- Mignon
- Migos
- Miguel
- Mike Bloomberg
- Mike Epps
- Mike Hill
- Miles Canton
- Miles Davis
- Mississippi
- Misty Copeland
- MJ Rodriguez
- Mo'Nique
- models
- Moments Like This
- Money
- Monica
- Mop Mop
- Morehouse College
- Morgan Freeman
- Morris Chestnut
- Motherhood
- Murder
- Muriel Bowser
- Music
- Music Legend
- Music News
- Music Videos
- My Soul
- My Story
- Mya
- Myron Rolle
- N'Dambi
- NAACP
- NAACP Image Awards
- Nails
- Naomi Campbell
- Naomi Osaka
- Naomi Sims
- NASA
- Nat King Cole
- Natasha Rothwell
- Nate Dogg
- Nation of Islam
- National Football League
- National Guard
- National News
- Natural Hair
- Natural Hairstyles
- Naturally
- Naturi Naughton
- NBA
- NBA All-Star Weekend
- NBA Players Association
- Ne-Yo
- Nelly
- Nene Leakes
- Neo-Nazis
- Netflix
- New Again
- New Album
- New Artist
- New Jersey
- New Orleans
- New Shows
- New York
- New York Fashion Week
- New York Knicks
- New York Stock Exchange
- New York Times
- NewFamiliar
- News
- NFL
- Nia Long
- Nic of Time
- Nick Cannon
- nicki minaj
- Nicole Ari Parker
- Nicole Beharie
- Nicole Murphy
- Niecy Nash
- Nike
- Nina Westbrook
- Nipsey Hussle
- NLE Choppa
- no makeup look
- Noah Powa
- Noelle Robinson
- Nomalanga Shozi
- Norman Alexander
- Normani Kodei
- North West
- Novi Brown
- Ntjamrosie
- Nyee Moses
- NYPD
- O.T. Genasis
- Occupy Wall Street
- Octavia Spencer
- Odell Beckham Jr.
- Offset
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma City
- Omari Hardwick
- Omarion
- opinion
- Oprah
- Oprah Winfrey
- Oscars
- Overtunes and Innuendos
- Papoose
- Paris Jackson
- Passion and Liberation
- Pastor Troy
- Patrick Ewing
- Patrick Mahomes
- Patti LaBelle
- Pau Gasol
- Paul Mac Innes and T.B.O.I..Youtube
- Paul Robeson
- Paula Newsome
- Pearl Bailey
- Performance
- Phaedra Parks
- Pharrell
- Phil Jackson
- photography
- Photos
- Phylicia Rashad
- Pilot
- Pink Elephant
- PNB Rock
- Police
- police brutality
- Police Harassment
- Police Killing
- police misconduct
- Police Shooting
- Police Violence
- Political News
- Politics
- Politics News
- Polo G
- Porsha Williams
- prayer
- President Barack Obama
- Prince
- Prince Harry
- princess
- Princess Love
- Princeton University
- Prison
- Prison Death
- Protest Diaries
- Protests
- Psykosoul+
- public health
- Puerto Rico
- Pulitzer Prize
- PUMA
- Purple St. James
- Pyer Moss
- Quad Webb-Lunceford
- Quavo
- Queen Collective
- Queen Latifah
- Queens
- R Kelly
- R. Kelly
- Rachel Brown
- racial justice
- racial profiling
- racial slur
- racism
- Racist
- Rahky
- rapper
- Rashad Robinson
- Rasheda Crockett
- Rasheeda
- Rashida Jones
- Rattle The Walls
- Raven-Symone
- Ray Harris
- Raymond Santana Jr.
- Rayshard Brooks
- Real Estate
- Real Housewives Of Atlanta
- Reality TV
- Reclaim Your Vote
- Records Executive
- Red Carpet
- Reebok
- Regina Hall
- Regina King
- Reginae Carter
- Relationships
- Relief Efforts
- Relief Fund
- Rema
- Remy Ma
- Rep. John Lewis
- Reverand Al Sharpton
- RhapsodE
- RHOA
- Rihanna
- riot
- RJ Walker
- Robert E. Lee
- Robin Givens
- Robin Roberts
- Roc Nation
- Rodney Jerkins
- Roosevelt Griffin
- royal wedding
- runaways
- RuPaul
- Russell Simmons
- Russell Westbrook
- Russell Wilson
- Rutgers University
- Sabrina Dhowre Elba
- Sade
- Safaree Samuels
- Salt
- Sammie
- Samples
- Samuel L. Jackson
- San Francisco
- Sarah Palin
- Sasha Obama
- Savage x Fenty
- Savannah James
- Saweetie
- Scarface
- School
- science fiction
- Scottie Pippen
- Sean Combs
- segregation
- Selah Sue
- Serena Williams
- Shamora
- Shaquille O'Neal
- Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings
- Shawn Stockman
- Shea Moisture
- Shekinah Jo
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