“Sinnerman” was based on a traditional African-American spiritual ... about any popular musician with religious or spiritual leanings. (The list includes Bob Dylan, The Band, Jerry Lee ...

If you are new to jazz, know nothing about jazz, or are jazz-curious, this list is for you. You may have heard of The Real Book, a “fake” book collection of jazz standards. Think of it as a kind of ...

Nordic Utopia? African Americans in the 20th Century” zeroes in on a far less charted corner of Black history than that of ...

Rev. Wright, a former Marine with a Ph.D., had served as his spiritual mentor. While many white voters seemed surprised, puzzled and shocked by Wright's angry rhetoric, African Americans were less so.

Tazewell Thompson remembers the first time he heard a spiritual. Before becoming a recognized writer and operatic director, Thompson grew up in a convent in New York after being separated from his ...

In the final stretch of the 2024 presidential election, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are focusing on two pivotal ...

Further reading: Church is still “too clerical, patriarchal and hierarchical”, says African theologian The spiritual field: The spiritual perspective that the church in Africa can bring to the ...

The two Founding Fathers and the seamstress of the American flag all once worshipped on the now centuries-old wooden pews of ...

Art has the power to change hearts, which is why Sundance should be in states that have "don't say gay" laws like Kentucky, ...

Unique in appearance and structure, Black people's hair is especially fragile and prone to injury and damage. More than half of African American women will cite thinning hair or hair loss as their top ...

Hutchinson's charges constituted a frontal attack on the spiritual authority ... decisively shaped the American religious landscape. Jarena Lee was likely one of the first African American female ...