These are just some of the Black gospel artists shaping the genre with powerful voices and unwavering faith, from legends to rising stars. For generations, gospel music has been a vital source of ...

Gospel music and faith have long been a part of Black culture in the U.S. From hymns that would be sung on slavery fields to anthems of the civil rights movement, gospel has been there. Adeerya ...

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 ...

“Gospel,” a four-hour docuseries, airs on WGCU PBS and explores the rich history of Black spirituality through sermon and song. Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., host of “Finding Your Roots,” is ...

GOSPEL’s hour 1 follows the sonic influences of blues and jazz music. GOSPEL’s hour 1 takes the gospel train north to Chicago, where southern migrants Thomas A. Dorsey, Mahalia Jackson and Sister ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tucked in the corner of a library on the Baylor University campus in Waco, the Black Gospel Archive is giving old gospel recordings new life. "I had absolutely no exposure to gospel music when I ...

For generations, gospel music has been a vital source of strength and resilience for Black Americans, sustaining them through the deepest struggles. From the days of slavery, spirituals and hymns have ...