Songs of survival, defeat and hope swept through cotton fields in the antebellum south. Slaves used them to navigate a brutal ...

Oakland’s own Father of Gospel, Hawkins, still influences 21st century music with his Grammy-winning hit "Oh Happy Day," as ...

The choirs and singers of Faith Hope and Love Church, Calvary Community Church and other churches of the African American Pastors Alliance will present a Gospel Extravaganza this Sunday.

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe continues its "Soul of a People" theatre season with "How I Got Over: A Gospel Revue." The ...

The Paramount Theater on the Downtown Mall had a line out the door Friday for the Black History Month Gospel Concert ...

American Gospel artist Pastor Mike Jr. releases He Can. Produced by Ashton Thomas Davis and Antonio Screen Jr.. Listen, stream, buy the track, mp3 download.

The singing pianist’s songs have been recorded by Whitney Houston, Destiny’s Child, Boyz II Men, Yolanda Adams and more Special to the AFRO Sandy Spring, MD — Richard Smallwood, an eight-time Grammy® ...

The prism of Black beauty turned and turned, and my mental vision board of heaven’s angels filled up with Dottie Peoples in the spangled armor of God, Mahalia Jackson’s elegant countenance, the Pace ...

Richard Smallwood, the legendary gospel composer and worship leader whose music shaped generations of churchgoing Black folks — and crossed into mainstream culture through voices like Whitney Houston ...

Born-and-raised Pensacola gospel singer Keyla Richardson is slated to make her return to national television once "American Idol" premieres for Season 24 on Jan. 26 on ABC. “I got to sing in front of ...

While many country music fans have likely never heard his name, one of the most iconic quartets in history wouldn’t exist without Wally Fowler. One of the original founders of the band that would ...