Two churches, across the centuries. Generations after their birth in this nation first envisioned in Philadelphia, both ...

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The 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian shared his experience working for the institution and the importance of preserving the ...

The African Children’s Choir is celebrating its 40th anniversary with an American Tour that will make a stop in Zanesville.

The acclaimed African-American author's new book marks his deliverance from Zionist prose and signals a broader cultural ...

The historical significance of Black popular music in American culture is powerful. Even former President Jimmy Carter ...

Like a large family reunion, the anniversary celebration drew adults and children from across the region Oct. 13 to St.

Tazewell Thompson's "Jubilee," about Fisk University's Jubilee Singers, has its world premiere at Seattle Opera.

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“(Jackson) has a great family history story,” Bailey said. Bailey said the organization started an African American research group two years ago, helping community members trace their family ...

“This weekend, I was telling some guy that the Americans can keep jazz,” he ... compositions and poetry by incorporating South African jazz, rock and funk to demonstrate what it means to ...