Just days before COVID-19 shut Chicago down, mourners crowded Trinity United Church of Christ to bid farewell to gospel singer Billie Barrett Greenbey. A member of the world-famous Barrett Sisters and ...
The MSG event, held Aug. 28, 1960, was the second annual gathering of Black church groups organized by Joe Bostic of station WLIB; it drew 10,000 audience members. Other performers included Sister ...
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 have ...