How NPR's Tiny Desk Concert Became the Unexpected Launchpad for Musicians of Color

Think back on your favorite Tiny Desk Concert. In its more than decade-long history, the NPR Music program has hosted plenty of acts to choose from, but perhaps names like Anderson .Paak, T-Pain and Jorja Smith make the list. This isn't a shot in the dark by the way -- those are three of the top five performances based on YouTube views in the platform's storied repertoire. And like many others that have landed in the upper echelon of artists over the years, people of color now often make up the ...