American music, at its core, is inseparable from a history defined by reinvention, resilience, and Black artists.

Celebrating Archalene Amos Martin's 64 years of musical ministry at St. Andrew's AME Church. Honored as minister of music emerita, her legacy lives on.

On Nov. 1, the museum unveiled a display honoring the life and musical legacy of D’Angelo, who died on Oct. 14.

Stacker takes a look at Black artists music wouldn't be the same without, from Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Tupac Shakur.

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This interview is part of an ongoing Star series highlighting Kansas Citians from historically underrepresented communities ...

Discover the forgotten story of Round Bay, a summer resort that offered a brief escape from Jim Crow segregation for Black Marylanders.

Known as the dean of Black church music, Abbington was a scholar who had just been selected as the inaugural professor of Black sacred music at Duke University School of Divinity. He died in late ...

Polk State College has canceled its Introduction to African-American Studies course, saying it violated state law. The law passed in 2023 restricts general education courses from teaching that ...

Professor and author W. James “Jimmie” Abbington, a scholar of Black sacred music, was known for his expertise in the subject. The executive editor of a series of books on music in the Black church, ...

A professor, scholar, editor and exemplary musician, W. James “Jimmie” Abbington considered sacred music an essential part of the Black church. He believed traditional hymns and spirituals are ...

Pope Leo XIV sits with Elise Allen, senior correspondent at Crux, for an interview at the pope's residence inside the Vatican's Palazzo Sant'Uffizio July 30, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/courtesy Crux A ...