Republican Paul Graves’ work was about to come undone. “I don’t read Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act to say one party gets to win over another,” Graves later testified. Graves believed that the state’s refusal to defend the map could lead the judge to render a judgment that would invalidate the map, which would have been “a disaster,” …
Mexican regional trio Yahritza y Su Esencia is the latest Latin music act to perform on NPR’s popular “Tiny Desk” concert series. Other notable Latin music acts with “Tiny Desk” performances include Juanes y Mon Laferte, Ozuna and Karol G. The trio’s set included songs “Soy El Unico,” “Dejalo Ir,” “No Se Puede Decir Adiós,” “Inseparables” and “Frágil.” The performance …
A year ago, 15-year-old Yahritza Martinez was playing soccer for A.C. Davis High School in Yakima, Wash. In mid-February, a snippet of Yahritza y Su Esencia’s breakup ballad “Soy El Unico,” written by a 13-year-old Yahritza, went viral on TikTok. “Ever since we were like 10 or 11, we’d go help my dad pick apples, cherries, pears.” The family band …
