Nowhere was music more essential than in church. The hymns people sang on Sunday mornings warned them of God’s eternal judgment, but also offered the promise of salvation—even to the sinners ...

Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City decreed Oct. 28 that a dozen hymns no longer be used at churches in his ...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — Members of Grace Evangelistic Temple Church have been working to bring gospel music back to the ...

In the last two decades, several Contemporary Christian Music powerhouses have publicly exited the CCM industry ...

According to an NBC News 2024 national election exit poll, 21 percent of Black men voted for Trump, compared to the 12 ...

In black churches, women generally were not permitted ... The distinctive Southern musical idiom known as "the blues" evolved into gospel music. The themes of exile and deliverance influenced ...

“The Black church knows social justice; it knows music; it knows preaching,” Colon-Emeric said. “This award from The Duke ...

Fordham Conversations is focusing on faith among Black Americans and the dynamics of the Black church. Fordham Conversations guest host David Gibson is the director of Fordham University’s ...

Declining attendance at traditional activist churches may be one reason for weaker Black alliances with Democrats.

and a Hindu temple, which she has not named. In her adulthood, she has maintained ties to the Black church and its tradition of political organizing. But though she peppers her speeches and ...