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Legendary black church choirs you need to know
This Black Music Month, we’re honoring the Black church choirs whose voices have helped define gospel music for generations.
Black church choirs are dwindling as praise teams rise across many congregations, a shift shaped by COVID-19, changing church ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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