AFRO American Newspapers

500 voices, one mission: Reviving Baltimore’s gospel sound

Revive Baltimore's Black gospel tradition with Eric Waddell's call to gather hundreds of singers and preserve a fading ...

UA gospel choir celebrates 55 years with free concert

The University of Alabama's Afro-American Gospel Choir celebrates 55 years with a free concert on April 25 in Tuscaloosa.
American Songwriter

3 Johnny Cash Gospel Songs That Prove Even Outlaws Seek Redemption

Even when outlaw country pioneer Johnny Cash wasn’t performing gospel music, he often turned earthly tunes into celestial ...
The New York Times

How Did Black Music Take Over the World? Let Melvin Gibbs Explain.

Since the late ’70s, the bassist has worked to map a musical route that mirrored the trans-Atlantic slave trade and birthed nearly all of American popular music. Since the late ’70s, the bassist has ...
Billboard

Inside The ‘Landmark’ Exhibition Showcasing The Story of Black British Music at London’s Brand-New V&A

The exhibition is part of the opening programme at London's newest edition of the V&A. By Sophie Williams In the depths of lockdown, when Jacqueline Springer read the Victoria & Albert Museum’s advert ...
Euronews

Black British music, Beef and bandaged terror: What's to see, do or hear this week in Europe

Netflix's hit series Beef returns for season 2 while London's V&A East celebrates British Black music in a landmark new exhibition. Here's what else to look out for this week. Dancehall fillers, ...
BBC

The Music Is Black Mixtape

Celebrating 100 years of Black Music in the UK with a fast paced mixtape, featuring over 200 artists and tracks, from the earliest performers through to those from the present day. DJs Shortee Blitz ...
BBC

The Music Is Black Mixtape

DJs Shortee Blitz and Beat A Maxx celebrate 100 years of Black Music in the UK with a fast-paced mixtape featuring over 200 artists and tracks. Show more Celebrating 100 years of Black Music in the UK ...
The Marshall Project

This Is the Sound of 1,300 People in Prison Singing Gospel Together

Kirk Franklin, Maverick City Music and a choir of 30 incarcerated men recorded one of the biggest prison concerts in Florida ...
The Grio

5 Black-owned brands proving workout wear can be stylish, sustainable, and safe

This week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into popular athleisure brand Lululemon for its suspected use of harmful chemicals in its products. Paxton’s probe explores ...
Newsday

Long Island gospel voices to ring out in Hempstead concert supporting grassroots social justice

On a rainy Tuesday night, gospel voices from across Long Island cried out in unity from a dimly lit Hempstead church gym — striking harmonies that bring to mind the fight for liberation and the hope ...
BBC

Stormzy's stab vest goes on display in landmark exhibition of black British music

Stormzy's stab-proof vest, which he wore during his headline set at Glastonbury, is one of the centrepieces of a new exhibition highlighting 125 years of black British music. The Music Is Black: A ...