BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - They are songs that tell stories of suffering, faith, and hope, but this part of American history that has existed for hundreds of years is in danger of slipping away. Negro ...

One of the largest and most significant forms of American folksongs, the Negro spiritual, has a long history in America, but how do these religious songs relate to the music heard in the Black church ...

Standing at the pulpit Sunday, light streaming in through the stained glass windows behind her, United Parish Minister of Music Susan DeSelms began to sing. “This little light of mine…” she started. “ ...

A hundred or so masked parishioners in the pews of the United Parish in Brookline joined together at a recent service and sang “Lord, I Want To Be A Christian In My Heart.” This song, like many that ...

As the United States enters its 250 th year, it boasts a rich and varied musical legacy. But for conductor Everett McCorvey, American Negro spirituals stand apart from the rest of the country’s ...

(RNS) — ‘Fisk Jubilee Singers are artists and do not limit themselves to just Negro spirituals,’ its director said. ‘There’s versatility in our choice of music when we have celebrations.’ (RNS) — A ...