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The influence of Black church choirs on culture and music

Getty Images The Black community has made a significant impact on numerous aspects of life, including pop culture, fashion, and, most notably, music. Gospel music,...

Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson made a suggestion during the 1963 March on Washington − and it changed a good speech to a majestic sermon...

by Bev-Freda Jackson, American University School of Public Affairs Every now and then, a voice can matter. Mahalia Jackson had one of them. Known around the...

There's no quit in Mavis Staples, or her voice

NEW YORK (AP) — Mavis Staples is a walking, talking and — blessedly — still singing history book. The 76-year-old voice of the Staple Singers...

Gospel choir gives new sound to Mormon hymns

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A mostly Black gospel choir in Utah is bringing a vibrant new sound to familiar Mormon hymns and shining...

First lady: Gospel ‘fuels my love’ of music in general

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama says gospel music is a "ray of hope" that fueled her love of music in general. "It's what helps connect...

Andrae Crouch, legendary gospel figure, dies at 72

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andrae Crouch, a legendary gospel performer, songwriter and choir director whose work graced songs by Michael Jackson and Madonna and...

New Orleans Jazz Fest attendance estimated at 435,000

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Producers of the New Orleans Jazz Fest estimate overall attendance for 2014 was 435,000. That's slightly higher than 2013's total of...

Jimmy Carter says his life shaped by ‘Black Culture’

AUSTIN, Texas (NNPA) – Although he grew up in a rural farming community in Georgia during an era of rigid racial segregation in the...

Soweto Gospel Choir showcases new CD on tour

The Soweto Gospel Choir has been on a 14-year mission to bring joy, peace and happiness to a global audience through African music and...

Records indicate gospel singer Marvin Sapp stalked by missing doctor

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Grammy-nominated gospel singer Marvin Sapp received a personal protection order against a 30-year-old Michigan doctor about three months before she...

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