Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 11: Singers Yolanda Adams (L) and CeCe Winans perform at a taping of We Will Always Love You: A GRAMMY ...

From spirituals to house and hip-hop, gospel’s history is a story of Black resilience and faith that continues to shape music ...

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 ...

Explore Kirk Franklin's 30-year journey in gospel music and his reflections on faith, artistry, and personal growth in this inspiring retrospective ...

Recently I attended my first Dave Matthews Band concert. Over the last couple years, I have become an avid listener of DMB as a result of their eclectic musical stylings, which includes influences ...

A companion series to the 2021 docuseries, “The Black Church,” and executive produced and narrated by Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., directors Stacey L. Holman and Shayla Harris’ latest docuseries, ...

For generations upon generations, Gospel music has been a cornerstone in the Black community. Getting us through slavery, segregation and the modern day trials and tribulations of being Black in ...

Did you know that the largest register of Black gospel music and preaching in the world is located outside Dallas-Fort Worth? Housed at Baylor University, the Black Gospel Archive is dedicated to ...

The discussion around Maverick City Music highlights how commercial success and congregational value are two different things. Since its first album in 2019, Maverick City Music has been both praised ...

The Black Gospel Archive houses records, cassettes and other artifacts from the "golden era of gospel." The archive, inside Baylor University's Moody Memorial Library, also holds an online collection ...

In early February 2025, I caught the spirit on an I-285 on-ramp in Smyrna. Black gospel found me, and hasn’t left me since. As a lifelong white person, I indulge in an annual Black History Month ...

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 ...