Cole’s impact extended beyond the realm of music. In 1956, he became the first African American to host a national network ...

A heartfelt farewell to gospel artist Richard Smallwood, filled with music, memories, and messages of faith, celebrated his life and legacy.

Workshop Theatre in Columbia, SC, is staging “Crowns,” about Black women in the Southern church and their connection to hats.

The new song's composer thought it could be a way to again hear from Black churches, collectively, about civil rights.

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

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

I must admit that I don’t make many trips to Albertville anymore. I work from home (in Sardis) and see the four walls of my ...

Featuring works by Dvorak, Ives and Korngold, the concert will be held on Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Kutztown University’s ...

Whatever punters think of Nick Cave’s anti-rock muses these days, his artistic evolution as a musician over the past 40 years is extraordinary.

In All Is But Fantasy, the fates of Juliet, Lady Macbeth, Cleopatra and more are given a thrilling twist by US writer, director and singer Whitney White. She talks about untimely deaths – and being le ...

This crisis in Minneapolis reveals a deep moral rot at the heart of Trump’s movement.