Civil rights leader and Freedom Rider Hezekiah Watkins will speak at Kentucky Wesleyan College on March 12, sharing his experiences and activism.

For decades, Bishop Hezekiah Walker’s voice has been a constant in Black households. His songs play at Sunday services, ...

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Catholic African American music icons Lena Horne and Harry Belafonte helped usher in the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s. (Photo: Digital Collections, The New York Public Library) While gospel ...

Ron Kenoly, a music leader whose songs helped shape how millions of people worship in churches, has died at age 81. His death was announced by his longtime music director on social media Tuesday. The ...

Los Angeles — Detroit's own CeCe Winans has tied the late Aretha Franklin with her 18th Grammy win Sunday evening. Music’s biggest night returns to L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena, broadcasting live on CBS ...

Religion has long provided a stimulus for jazz. Figures as august as Duke Ellington and John Coltrane drew profound inspiration from their faith, though their reception varied. Ellington's religious ...

The gospel music world is mourning the loss of a giant. Richard Smallwood, the Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and composer whose music reshaped modern worship, has died at the age of 77. For ...

He sold millions of albums with the Richard Smallwood Singers, and his songs, many influenced by classical music, were recorded by stars like Whitney Houston. By Clay Risen Richard Smallwood, a ...

Richard Smallwood, the eight-time Grammy-nominated gospel singer and composer, has died. He was 77. A representative for Smallwood confirmed the "Total Praise" musician died on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at ...

A gospel tradition featuring Southern California choirs that goes back more than a decade at Disneyland will move to Downtown Disney in February as the Anaheim theme park resort celebrates Black ...

The early national signing period for the class of 2026 is finally here. Prospects ranging all over the country will be signing and sending in their official Letter of Intent (LOI) to play for their ...