One of Tampa Bay's civil rights heroes is a Black gay music teacher you've probably never heard of. Why it matters: William ...

National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Amina Claudine Myers sustains a hymn-like mood on her new record while ...

Faith, fellowship and family collide at the Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church, a tightly knit congregation tucked just ...

At age 5, Aquil Sudah first heard the “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” or as he prefers to call it, the Black National Anthem. The hymn, written by James Weldon Johnson and composed by J. Rosamond Johnson ...

The Rev. Dr. Brown explained in a 2019 Church News video that “Come, Come Ye Saints” and the iconic Black spiritual “Lift Every Voice and Sing” are two of his favorites because they tell the stories ...

St. Olga, a Yup'ik woman who died in 1979 at age 63, was a midwife, a mother of 13 and the wife of an Orthodox Christian ...

The resilience, faith and purity of African American hymns come to life at the Historic Ward Rooming House with “Precious Lord, Take My Hand.” Presented by the Hampton Art Lovers, ...

For many young people, sacred music is their first encounter with the Church. The author of this article, coming from a non-religious background, joined the Thai Ha choir just to learn music. Those ...

From June 18 to 21, the Ritz Chamber Players performed a classical concert of all Black composers and musicians for the Jacksonville Community.

“She was a solid choir member until February, when I would program this song, ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing,’ and she saw it as a divisive song,” Duff, who is Black, told the panelists.

As early as around age 5, Aquil Sudah recalls first becoming acquainted with the 1900 hymn written by James Weldon Johnson and composed by J. Rosamond Johnson “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” or as he ...

We're marking Trinity Sunday this week with a selection of hymns including Holy, Holy, Holy and Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us. SONG: FIRMLY I BELIEVE AND TRULY Artist: Choir of Trinity College, ...