(ThyBlackMan.com) When Mahalia Jackson sings, Heaven listens. And if you’ve ever had one of her songs catch you mid-tear, mid-praise, or mid-testimony — then you already know the power she holds.

(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 ...

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (RNS) — Smallwood, an eight-time Grammy nominee, died on Dec. 30, at age 77 of complications from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There’s something about listening to great old-school style gospel songs that always seems to revive a tired soul. Over the years, ...

As many of us who grew up in the church community are aware, God is good all the time, and all the time, God is good. He may not come when you want him, but he’s always right on time. Great and mighty ...

Smallwood died at the age of 77 from complications of kidney failure on Tuesday, December 30, 2025.

Multiracial, LGBTQ+-affirming choir Resounding Love uses gospel music to build community and a better world, columnist Naomi ...

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Jonathan Ellwanger leads Burlington’s first year-round community gospel choir, which will celebrate the civil rights leader at Champlain College.

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