For generations, gospel music has been a vital source of strength and resilience for Black Americans, sustaining them through the deepest struggles. From the days of slavery, spirituals and hymns ...

Called the Black Gospel Music Preservation Program, the 16-year undertaking has led to the digitization of thousands of vinyl records—45s and 78s rescued from basements, attics, and landfills.

The two Baylor University professors grew up listening to Crouch’s music in their youth, Newby the son of a Black Baptist pastor in Detroit, Michigan, Darden, son of an Air Force colonel during ...

The Black Gospel Archive houses a physical and digital collection of gospel records from the golden era, roughly 1945-1975. The shelves also display sheet music, record sleeves and other ...

Take a look at Baylor University's Archive of Black Gospel Music 01:56. Did you know that the largest register of Black gospel music and preaching in the world is located outside Dallas-Fort Worth?

“Gospel,” a four-hour docuseries, airs on WGCU PBS and explores the rich history of Black spirituality through sermon and song. Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., host of “Finding Your Roots ...

The Gospel at Colonus. Book by Lee Breuer. Music by Bob Telson. October 27 through November 12. Tempe Center for the Arts. This landmark work of the American musical theatre blends the agony of ...

These are just some of the Black gospel artists shaping the genre with powerful voices and unwavering faith, from legends to rising stars. For generations, gospel music has been a vital source of ...