African American Spirituals are songs that familiar to the ear for many. The history of these folk songs tells many stories. Voices from the Past that Resonate: A History of African American ...

ATLANTA, June 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ZuCot Gallery, one of the nation’s premier galleries highlighting the works of acclaimed African-American artists, is celebrating the release of the new book ...

Throughout February, WTOP is celebrating Black History Month. Join us on air and online as we bring you the stories, people and places that make up our diverse community. Jackson Caesar will be ...

As Black History Month draws to a close, I thought I would take a look into the history of American African spirituals. But instead of plowing through history books to find stories of people who had ...

When nine students and a music professor set off on a fundraising tour from Fisk University in Tennessee in 1871, they had no idea what lay ahead. They just hoped their talents as singers and the ...

An African American musical group in Michigan that's been singing spirituals since the Civil Rights era is about to give its final concert. A choir in Michigan's been keeping the tradition of African ...

Goggans grew up in East Cleveland and the University Circle neighborhood/area knowing early in life that music, he played drums in his family’s church, and performing was his future. When CCGS started ...

Composer Evelyn Simpson Curenton discusses the history she considered while arranging the music of “Spirituals in Concert.” ♪♪ I trust in God wherever I may be ♪♪ I did get a chance to see a ...

Famed actor and activist Ossie Davis narrates and acts in this nine-part series. Famed actor and activist Ossie Davis narrates and acts in this nine-part series from 1965. The first episode focuses on ...