Within each recorded gospel song, amid fuzzy scratches and pops, lies a story of the Black church and of hope. Most records contain what historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. often describes as the ...

Dorsey has earned the posthumous nickname “the father of gospel music.” He co-founded the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses in 1933, which nurtured Black women talents including Sally ...

October 20, 2024 • Deep-voiced Jimmy Jones was one of the few lead bass singers to lead his own group – the Sensationals – in the history of gospel music.

His father led a Church of God in Christ congregation, which Crouch’s twin, Sandra, a gospel great in her own right, ultimately took over. But his music wasn’t just for Black people ...

on MLK Day, many spend time reflecting on his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech ... local historian and adjunct professor of museum studies at Baylor University. Black gospel artists created songs that ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT GOSPEL SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY ...

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Tonight we meet an Afro folk gospel group ... root of the black church is. And so how do you do that with your siblings? I mean, that's hard working with family. You know, the music keeps us ...

Buddy King's band had several hits in the 1960s and helped integrate popular music. The band was known for its version of ...

The Metro Decatur Black Chamber of Commerce sponsored the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day march and church service on ...

I. – A Rhode Island man has agreed to plead guilty to charges that he set fire to a North Providence church earlier this year, targeting it because of its mostly Black membership, according to ...