Oak Ridge event for "Our American Roots" included members of Oak Valley Baptist, Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge, and First ...

From church pews to concert halls, Black gospel artists continue to inspire and uplift through their timeless contributions to music. Their legacy, rooted in faith and resilience, will keep ...

Returning back to church circles, he became such a prolific writer, creating traditional Black gospel with a bluesy style, that he was known as the “father of gospel music.” Gates’ series ...

At a time when Black Americans were protesting ... interview them and ask them questions about their church histories and about gospel music." "I see the gaps in the story," Newby said.

"The Black church was the epicenter of Black life and ... preserve and make accessible America's Black Gospel music heritage, ...

Renaming the Black gospel music project as the Black Gospel Archive ... in digitizing material from Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church. The archive also contains photographs and other material ...

But today, that transcends the Black and white church. It's gospel music." And today, it's sung, played and enjoyed by all. Wesley is just one of the emcees for the Joyful Noise! Gospel ...

"This is going to allow me to go to them and interview them and ask them questions about their church histories and about gospel music." Stephen Newby, research lead for the Black Gospel Archive ...