Starting with its roots in traditional African American spirituals, Wade in the Water has long been a powerful anthem of freedom and hope. Ella Jenkins, known for her contributions to children’s folk ...

When Kimberly Lannear launched her music technology startup, she debated whether to form the company as a nonprofit organization. That's because even though Lannear has launched Nashville's latest ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Gospel music has a way of touching the soul, and few artists have done it as powerfully as Shirley Caesar. Known as the “First Lady of Gospel Music“, her voice has inspired ...

It’s brooding, deep, and moving. But it also has an important history when considering the devastating history of the American slave trade. Let’s dive in. The spiritual song “Wade in the Water” is ...

Rap occasionally seems to get a bad wrap. The genre’s critics may be quick to point out the R-rated content that defines hip-hop and makes it the important powerhouse in music that it is, but there’s ...

In just a few weeks the streets of Savannah will be buzzing with people who have expectations of experiencing another exciting year at the Savannah Music Festival. This annual 17-day festival begins ...

(RNS) — ‘How Great Is Our God’ has long been one of the most popular worship songs in Christian churches. Since 2020, it’s also become a theme song for Christian nationalist protesters. “Our hearts ...

When Doechii’s song “Anxiety” went viral at the beginning of the summer, thousands of social media users participated in the dance trend, posting videos of themselves shimmying back and forth to the ...