Historical perspectives. Of the faith of the fathers / William Edward Burghardt DuBois ; The Negro spiritual / John W. Work, III ; Introducing the African American churches / William D. Watley ; The ...

Dr. Jason E. Shelton, director of the Center for African American Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington and chair of the Arlington Unity Council, says the decline in in-person worship at ...

Every Black Christian worshiper has heard this phrase at one time or another: “Oh, you can do better than that.” It’s often said in reference to the vim and vigor of the phrases of praise offered by ...

LITTLE ROCK, (KATV) — African American men are facing a mental health crisis, with suicide rates four times higher than their female counterparts, according to the National Alliance on Mental Health.

Did you know that the largest register of Black gospel music and preaching in the world is located outside Dallas-Fort Worth? Housed at Baylor University, the Black Gospel Archive is dedicated to ...

More than 350 people attended the Black History Month celebration at Baha’i House of Worship in Wilmette on Feb. 4. The Saturday evening event featured speakers including orchestral and choir ...

Phyllis Joffe reports on David Chevan & Warren Byrd. The two jazz musicians look back to their respective heritages to set Jewish and African American worship music to jazz rhythms. The point of the ...

For anyone attending a contemporary African American worship service, the experience carries “an expectation of participation,” said the Rev. Derrick Hammond, pastor of Oak Valley Baptist Church in ...

This image is part of a weekly series that The Root is presenting in conjunction with the Image of the Black Archive & Library at Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for African and African American ...