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 still has a church on ...
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.
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 ...