These middle-of-nowhere, one-room churches routinely offer a stage for Black gospel quartets. While this genre has been abandoned in much of the country, it is still alive in rural South Carolina.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham African-American Studies Program and Department of Musicinstructor Kevin P. Turner will present a lecture by George W. Stewart on “The Jefferson County Sound: ...

Soul-stirring: What can ‘Gospel’ do for you? Whatever our relationship to the Black church, there is a rich legacy of Black gospel music and preaching to explore in PBS's 'Gospel' documentary.

Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a Black, queer woman who has known the sound of rock music since she started strumming the guitar at four years old. Raised by a family of religious singers and ...

“Gospel,” a four-hour docuseries, airs on WGCU PBS and explores the rich history of Black spirituality through sermon and song. Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., host of “Finding Your Roots ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) —The interplay between song and sermon — and the importance of both in Black churches — is the focus of a new docuseries created by scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. “Gospel ...

Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. visits the Hampton University Ministers' Conference.