It was Martin Luther King Jr.’s favorite song: a hymn called "Take My Hand, Precious Lord." It was Mahalia Jackson's performance of this song that captured the heart of Dr. King, with her soulful ...

On July 1, 1899, little notice was taken of a baby boy of color, born in Villa Rica, Ga., a small town some 40 miles west of Atlanta. He, one of seven brothers and sisters, was around the church most ...

You know "Glory" by now—after all, it's been one of the talks of the town as of late, and certainly one of Common's most visible hits in some time. The song, written for the film Selma, which follows ...

R&B vocalist Ledisi recorded the gospel hymn for the 'Selma' soundtrack, but Beyonce was chosen to sing the song during the Grammys. By Arlene Washington The singer took the stage in a sparking white ...

The Night Job Trio—a school administrator, MD and attorney—and Oakland’s Bethlehem Lutheran Choir performed with stunning clarinet improvisations. A remarkable circa 1990 recording of Martin Luther ...

"I felt like this was an opportunity to show the strength and the vulnerability in black men," she said of her showstopping performance It was a performance that triggered goose bumps at the Grammys – ...

Thomas A. Dorsey wrote the lyrics in 1932 Those who have sung the song include Aretha Franklin%2C Merle Haggard%2C Leontyne Price Dorsey%27s son says he struggled to gain acceptance for gospel music ...