The music legend, who will receive the Black Music Icon Award ahead of the 2025 Grammys, has been critically praised and panned for his style of gospel music.

Black people are spiritual beings, which contributes to our deep connection to gospel music. A 2021 Pew Research survey found ...

The expansion will elevate Baylor as a national hub of Black gospel music and church studies, said Jeffry Archer, Baylor's ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Gospel legend and Fort Worth native Kirk Franklin will receive the Black Music Icon Award next week ahead of the 2025 Grammys. Franklin will receive the award, which celebrates ...

To preserve Black gospel traditions, Baylor University launched ... too hip on diving too deep into their catalog to reissue the songs,” Marovich says. “Some of these songs may never be ...