You know "Glory" by now—after all, it's been one of the talks of the town as of late, and certainly one of Common's most visible hits in some time. The song, written for the film Selma, which follows ...

On July 1, 1899, little notice was taken of a baby boy of color, born in Villa Rica, Ga., a small town some 40 miles west of Atlanta. He, one of seven brothers and sisters, was around the church most ...

On the chilly evening of April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn. He was preparing to leave for dinner, and looking down in the parking lot, ...

But Martin Luther King, Jr. could hardly claim "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" only for himself. It is the composition that changed gospel music, setting the terms for the miracles of personal ...

During Sunday night’s Grammy Awards ceremony, there was a bit of controversy surrounding the fact that Beyoncé was chosen to perform “Take My Hand, Precious Lord” instead of Ledisi, who portrayed ...

"I felt like this was an opportunity to show the strength and the vulnerability in black men," she said of her showstopping performance It was a performance that triggered goose bumps at the Grammys – ...

Tonight at the 57th Grammy Awards, Beyoncé performed "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" in a medley that also featured Common and John Legend performing their Selma song, "Glory". Watch the performances ...

Beyonce gave a resplendent rendition of “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” at the Grammys but it was Ledisi who gave the song revived attention with her performance of it for “Selma.” Ledisi plays Mahalia ...

Many were surprised when Beyonce took the stage at the 2015 Grammys on Sunday, Feb. 8, choosing to sing a gospel hymn instead of one of the sexy tracks off her much-nominated self-titled visual album.