American gospel ... impact on his music. She also influenced the likes of Aretha Franklin and Chuck Berry. The Encyclopedia of Arkansas says Tharpe was included in the Arkansas Black Hall of ...

Inspired by the likes of Faith Ringgold, Mickalene Thomas, Jacob Lawrence, Romaire Bearden, and Wangechi Mutu, Self illustrates the modernity of Black life and, more specifically, the iconographic ...

In recent times, the gospel music industry has found itself at the centre of criticism from various clerics and religious leaders. These individuals have expressed their concerns regarding what ...

From enslaved women concealing rice grains in their hair to Underground Railroad maps woven inside cornrows, Black hair has often been recognized in the multi-ethnic Black community as a symbol of ...

Black American novelists, filmmakers and other writers are using comedy to reveal — and combat — our era’s disturbing political realities. By Adam Bradley LAST SPRING, DURING the Broadway ...

The Black Keys have announced a new batch of North American dates for their No Rain, No Flowers tour this year – see all dates below. Last month, the band confirmed they would be heading across ...

Swift, 35, celebrated the two-year anniversary of the tour’s kickoff by sharing an exclusive performance from opening night at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Monday, March 17, from the ...

The lanky singer made his gospel music debut on Friday March 14, with the release of two gospel songs All My Needs and Great Mercies. Asked the reason he released two songs on the same day ...