Composers like Harry T. Burleigh, Nathaniel Dett and William Dawson, who applied Western classical music training to the traditional spiritual and... Wade In The Water Ep. 8: African American ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- If the trees surrounding the historic Stagville plantation in Durham, North Carolina, could talk, they'd tell you it was once one of the largest plantations in the state. "They did ...

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Margaret Bonds arranged over fifty African-American spirituals for various instruments, one of which is the five-minute piano work Troubled Water, based on the spiritual Wade in the Water.The context ...

As we celebrate Black History Month, we embark on a profound journey through the evolution of Black music in America – a story of resilience, creativity, and cultural revolution that continues to ...

Smith is an acclaimed American author and poet from Massachusetts later living in California. After earning her Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University and Master of Fine Arts from Columbia ...

*Comcast has announced the premiere of the award-winning documentary “Wade in the Water: A Journey into Black Surfing and Aquatic Culture.” According to the press release, the film challenges the ...