As they always have, spirituals serve as inspirations, connectors and community builders — not just among African Americans but also between them and other Americans. The songs’ rhythms and ...

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 ...

An African American woman's voice ... Most of the participants from these local communities would be able to list to you music in several genres that they liked not only to listen to but also ...

Acknowledging the importance of social justice, we are attuned to the specific barriers faced by African American/Black individuals ... of Jesus Christ by offering spiritual direction and ...

Many of the speakers at Donald J. Trump’s rally in the heart of solidly blue New York struck offensive and vulgar notes, ...

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

Tines started out Robeson-esque performing “Some Enchanted Evening,” speaking Othello’s final monologue and singing African American spirituals, becoming angrier and yet also more ecstatic a ...

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 ...

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