One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. CORNISH: Of course, this upstart had ...

Spirituals, as many of these songs came to be called, expressed faith in God, helped make work more bearable, and also ...

One of the treasures of Black history is preserved in a plain gray box, stashed away in a quiet room. In Nashville one morning, as the Fisk University campus shimmered in the summer heat, I walked ...

A hush fell over Ryman Auditorium, Nashville’s “Mother Church of Country Music.” On the same stage where Hank Williams wailed “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” and Patsy Cline wondered if she might be ...

Inspired by Mark Twain's love for the Fisk Jubilee Singers, a writer explores the university's enduring legacy.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "I had an amazing time performing with the Fisk Jubilee Singers, learning of their legacy and history, as well as bonding with the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Jubilee Day commemorated the extraordinary journey of the Fisk Jubilee Singers. The singers’ courage, talent, and unwavering commitment to their alma mater have continued to ...

In 1871 the Fisk Jubilee Singers toured Europe to raise funds for Fisk University, an era recalled Saturday night at Baird Auditorium in a program sponsored by the Smithsonian Associates. Dressed in ...