EDITORS’ NOTE: The Sunday streets of the borough of churches still vibrate with gospel chords, yet inside many of Brooklyn’s storied Black sanctuaries, the choir lofts have thinned dramatically.

ST. LOUIS – The Community Gospel Choir is hosting the Gospel Roots Concert on Sunday, Feb. 23, at Friendly Temple in Black Jack, celebrating Black history through gospel music. The 60-voice ensemble ...

Burks was known for her humility yet huge impact in the world of gospel music. Mama Mosie Burks, a legendary gospel singer known for her vocals in the Mississippi Mass Choir, has died at age 92. Burks ...

The New Hope Baptist Church Mass Choir of Birmingham was recently named the top choir in the nation at the Sound Awards in Dallas. “This choir is magnificent,” said the Rev. Gregory L. Clarke, pastor ...

DALLAS, TX, UNITED STATES, February 6, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The DFW Mass Legacy Choir, a rising force dedicated to reviving the powerful and unifying “mass ...

Gwen Davis sings at Berean Baptist Church in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (Fiona Murphy/Religion News Service via AP) NEW YORK (RNS) — On Sunday ...

As gentrification, declining attendance and pandemic-era shifts reshape Brooklyn’s Black churches, choirs work to preserve music traditions. On Sunday mornings in Brooklyn, nicknamed the borough of ...

NEW YORK (RNS) — On Sunday mornings in Brooklyn, nicknamed the borough of churches, the muffled sounds of choir singers, hand‑claps and Hammond organs can be heard from the sidewalks. The borough ...