The expansion will elevate Baylor as a national hub of Black gospel music and church studies, said Jeffry Archer, Baylor's library dean.

As Americans celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on MLK Day, many spend time reflecting on his iconic ...

Prolific freeborn Creole composer Edmond Dédé’s career took him from New Orleans to Paris, but his masterwork has remained ...

Black people are spiritual beings, which contributes to our deep connection to gospel music. A 2021 Pew Research survey found ...

Veteran Ghanaian gospel singer, Hannah Marfo, is mourning the loss of her 23-year-old daughter, Mildred Akosua Dwira Dwomoh ... as well as notable personalities from Ghana’s gospel music industry.

Archaeologists have discovered an Egyptian mummy over 3,000 years old, believed to have been a victim of the bubonic plague – also known as the “Black Death.” The mummy is the first evidence of the ...

But Black Americans have long struggled to be embraced by the larger country music community. In 2019, Billboard removed Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” from its Hot Country Songs for not ...

According to a post on Instagram earlier this month, the second-ever Old Friends Music Festival will take place Sept. 25-28. “We are beyond excited to announce the second annual Old Friends Music ...

“Hitt Records,” Black Ensemble Theater’s latest production, invites audiences into an intimate family business where classic soul, disco and R&B hits spark conversations across generations about music ...

So far, all of these ancient examples have come from Europe and Asia, with evidence of infection seen in 5,000-year-old skeletons in ... over the prevalence of the Black Death in ancient Egypt ...

Lawyers for a Black teenager ... was a 14-year-old student, whose attorneys and mother said was attacked inside a boys' bathroom in August — an incident they say the school was aware of.