African American Spirituals are songs that familiar to the ear for many. The history of these folk songs tells many stories.

The heritage trail marker ceremony will start at 4 p.m. Monday at the Diversity Center at Historic Washington Avenue Baptist ...

Flowers have long been a powerful form of expression in African American culture, carrying deep meanings in celebrations, spirituality, and everyday life. Whether given as a gesture of love, used in ...

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Deviating from the traditional music often heard during the weekly televised Mass from Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral, in ...

Most of Hogan’s focused on African American spirituals and the traditions that they were based on. “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands” is an African American spiritual that was first published in ...

Negro spirituals were created by Africans during slavery and have been passed down from generation to generation. In Baton Rouge, local musicians old and young are working together to preserve this ...

Visitors will come to understand the coded langue in the Negro Spirituals, which have since been renamed African American Spirituals. These spirituals were sung by enslaved people and their ...

We offer both a major and a minor in African American Studies, focusing on the exploration of African American experiences. Our goal is to help you understand the rich history and culture of African ...

Hosted by Drury University, the ceremony will unveil the newest marker along the Springfield-Greene County African American Heritage ... The churches offered spiritual guidance, education, and ...