The soundtrack of gospel music has its roots in Mississippi, the birthplace of the first African American woman to publish music of the genre.

Every tale of struggle and triumph has its soundtrack, and African Americans’ fight for freedom in the U.S. is no different. From spirituals with roots in Africa to songs with hidden messages for ...

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Among the new batch of 48 hymns released by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints you’ll find an African American spiritual. “I’m Gonna Live So God Can Use Me” was ...

Robert Plant and his new band Saving Grace will release their debut LP, Saving Grace, on September 26. It’s a collection of covers by a diverse range of songwriters, including Memphis Minnie, Bob ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A choir sings traditional gospel music. Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller The enslaved Africans who first arrived in the British colony ...

Issue 15 (1992) of: PRISM. Contents Introduction / John W. Cook -- African American gospel music: the twentieth-century spiritual / Horace Clarence Boyer -- The African American spiritual: oral and ...

The Gospel Dream choir is set to take up residence in February 2026 within some of Paris's most iconic churches, nestled in the heart of its most beautiful neighborhoods (Champs-E ...

Sankofa African American Theatre Company is inviting audiences to watch as the story of Christ’s birth comes alive on stage! “Black Nativity” features jubilant gospel music, captivating dance and ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) -As temperatures rise this summer, we’re turning up the volume on a different kind of heat — the cultural impact of Black music. June is African American Music ...

Nigeria’s music, arts, and culture continue to receive a boost as globally acclaimed gospel music icon Hope David will host her very successful annual global “Fusion Concert” on Saturday, March 7th, ...

Erie native Harry T. Burleigh performed around the world, and his arrangements and 200-plus original songs laid the Harlem Renaissance groundwork.