MICHEL MARTIN, BYLINE: By the time Marvin Sapp was 10 years old, he was singing all the time. He sang in church. He sang R&B with his buddies. But then his mother told him he had to make a choice.

It might not be Sunday, but Marvin Sapp is taking NPR’s Tiny Desk to church. To close out the platform‘s Black History Month programming, the gospel artist showcased a medley of his gospel ...

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 02: Bishop Marvin Sapp performs onstage during the TV One Urban One Honors at The Eastern on December 02, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images ...

The morning that Bishop Marvin Sapp came to NPR, he told me that it was his kids who really emphasized how important it was for him to accept our invitation to perform: "They told me, 'Dad ...