When Vanessa Bell Armstrong hit the music scene with “Peace Be Still” (with its sweeping notes and jazzy phrasing) in…
In the 1950’s, the Caravans lacked the Clara Ward Singers‘ flashy costumes and stage clowning, but they more…
Long before there was a Be Be and CeCe Winans or Kirk Franklin, the Rance Allen Group was making…
During the 1950’s and 1960’s, there was no more famous gospel group than the Clara Ward Singers. They conquered Hollywood with…
The history of Mother Willie Mae Ford Smith in the gospel field is nearly mythical. Her solos at annual Baptist…
One of the leading gospel groups of the 1940’s and 50’s, the Roberta Martin Singers were a unique ensemble,…
Thomas Dorsey‘s National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses appropriately labled Sallie Martin “the Mother of Gospel”. Yes, she sang…
Thomas Dorsey‘s National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses appropriately labeled Sallie Martin “the Mother of Gospel”. Yes, she sang and her…
Since Thomas Dorsey was deemed the Father of Gospel, James Cleveland‘s success earned him the next best title: the Crown…
He was named the Father of Gospel Music and with good reason. Not only did Thomas Dorsey coin the…
Celebrate “Black History Month” with the Breath of Life Seventh-day Adventist Church 11310 Fort Washington Road, Fort Washington MD 20744…
The Opelousas Massacre in St. Landry Parish, La., has baffled historians over the years. From varying accounts, hundreds of Blacks…
On this day in 1865, two years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, word finally reached the people of…
Sojourner Truth’s (pictured) extraordinary journey from slave to abolitionist and women’s right activist was captured most pointedly during a speech…
Ralph Bunche was an American diplomat and political scientist whose work on domestic policy and foreign affairs shaped the struggle…
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