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.

What will elude you as you stroll or drive by restaurants, shops, offices, condo-residences and the 45,000-square-foot Publix ...

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 ...

Hidden deep in the countryside stands a piece of American history a 150-year-old African American church, silent yet still sacred. Inside, everything remains as it was: hymn books, pews, even sunlight ...

SHEBOYGAN – United Church Men & Women is hosting a two-day program Oct. 30-31 to celebrate scholarship recipients, community ministries and the power of music to bring congregations together. The ...

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, ...