Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up An event held on the Indiana University campus last week is ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — The historic Old Church Concert Hall in Portland is marking Black History Month with a series of performances celebrating both the musical and spiritual roots of Black culture. "Black ...
Gateways Radio honors the voices and vision of musicians of African descent.Tonight, hear compositions shaped by the Black ...
WASHINGTON (RNS) —The interplay between song and sermon — and the importance of both in Black churches — is the focus of a new docuseries created by scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. “Gospel” premieres on ...
Professor and author W. James “Jimmie” Abbington, a scholar of Black sacred music, was known for his expertise in the subject. The executive editor of a series of books on music in the Black church, ...
Known as the dean of Black church music, Abbington was a scholar who had just been selected as the inaugural professor of Black sacred music at Duke University School of Divinity. He died in late ...