He co-founded the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses in 1933, which nurtured Black women talents including Sally Martin and Magnolia Lewis Butts. Kierra Sheard came from a musical ...

To preserve Black gospel traditions, Baylor University launched ... and hear the unmistakable hook of Ray Charles’ “I Got a ...

Chesley Maddox-Dorsey is the CEO of American Urban Radio Networks, the largest Black woman-owned radio network in the United ...

A city girl is plucked from her fast life up north and forced to live down south for the first time – it’s a story many have ...

This story is from the roots of Louisville’s African American community and the gospel music they shared. “I’m Glad About It” is the name of the project launched by the Louisville Story Program to ...

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 ...