Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kierra Sheard came from a musical family. Her mother, Karen Sheard, and three aunts were part of the Grammy Award winning gospel ...

As Black History Month begins, Resounding Love Center for the Arts choir will perform a fundraiser concert Sunday at the ...

When you think of rock ‘n’ roll, you might not think of high heels and a long church coat. But it turns out one of the pioneers of the genre was a Black woman who survived Jim Crow and became one of ...

Peek into the sanctuary of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church on any given Sunday afternoon and you’re apt to hear the “Joyful Noise” of scores of people belting out gospel hymns, spirituals and freedom ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Little Richard, Legendary Rock'n'Roll Pioneer, Dies at 87 Unfortunately, such origin stories can give the impression that ...

Voices of praise will ring out in Cortland from two newcomer guest choirs, the Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers of Ithaca, N.Y., and the Promise Land Church of Syracuse (N.Y.), during SUNY Cortland’s ...

Smallwood died at the age of 77 from complications of kidney failure on Tuesday, December 30, 2025.

Over the past two decades, Baylor University's Black Gospel Archive has collected and digitized more than 60,000 gospel songs, making it one of the largest digital gospel collections in the world. The ...

A Must-See Holiday Celebration: Black Nativity: A Gospel Christmas Musical Experience is a triumph of music, movement, and culture. A perfect blend of tradition and artistry, it brings the story of ...

Program in African American Culture Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Program in African American Culture Collection highlighted the exceptional talent of one of the ...

Just two weeks ago, Marvin Sapp was the topic of church controversy for trapping a congregation until they each made a $20 donation ($100 for those on stage) until $40,000 was raised. And now, another ...