On July 1, 1899, little notice was taken of a baby boy of color, born in Villa Rica, Ga., a small town some 40 miles west of Atlanta. He, one of seven brothers and sisters, was around the church most ...

You know "Glory" by now—after all, it's been one of the talks of the town as of late, and certainly one of Common's most visible hits in some time. The song, written for the film Selma, which follows ...

Despite all the controversy, Beyonce totally delivered with her amazing rendition of the gospel standard "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" at last night's GRAMMYs, and now we're getting a ...

"I felt like this was an opportunity to show the strength and the vulnerability in black men," she said of her showstopping performance It was a performance that triggered goose bumps at the Grammys – ...

It was Martin Luther King Jr.’s favorite song: a hymn called "Take My Hand, Precious Lord." It was Mahalia Jackson's performance of this song that captured the heart of Dr. King, with her soulful ...

Tonight at the 57th Grammy Awards, Beyoncé performed "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" in a medley that also featured Common and John Legend performing their Selma song, "Glory". Watch the performances ...

Beyonce gave a resplendent rendition of “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” at the Grammys but it was Ledisi who gave the song revived attention with her performance of it for “Selma.” Ledisi plays Mahalia ...

Beyonce, having already won three Grammy awards for her self-titled album, introduced John Legend and Common’s performance of the Golden Globe-winning song “Glory” from the film Selma with a booming, ...

On the chilly evening of April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn. He was preparing to leave for dinner, and looking down in the parking lot, ...

To contact Lindsay Terry, email [email protected]. A saintly little lady in Canton, Ohio, affectionately known as "Mother McKinley," raised her children as she was taught in the Bible. Each one ...