For generations, gospel music has been a vital source of strength and resilience for Black Americans, sustaining them through the deepest struggles. From the days of slavery, spirituals and hymns ...

The historical significance of Black popular music in American culture is powerful. Even former President Jimmy Carter ...

Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City has issued a decree prohibiting certain hymns due to theological error or their composition by persons credibly accused of abuse.

Those wanting to honor Robert Parker, a Black Civil War veteran from the ... a three volley salute by area Civil War reenactors and spiritual hymns sung by Dorothy Paige-Turner.

Two churches, across the centuries. Generations after their birth in this nation first envisioned in Philadelphia, both ...

Fisk University, a historically Black university ... allowed to leave the plantation for church services. Eventually, the hymns passed down through white slave owners were abandoned in favor ...

Mark De-Lisser introduces uplifting gospel hymns and songs and explores the meaning behind the music, meeting people at the heart of the gospel community. Show more Renowned choir director Mark De ...

These are just some of the Black gospel artists shaping the genre with powerful voices and unwavering faith, from legends to ...

Drawing from an oral storytelling background, they eventually combined African music styles with Christian psalms and hymns ... part of Black culture in a genre known as gospel.