African American spirituals are songs that originated during the time of slavery in the United States. They were a way for enslaved people to express their emotions, hopes, and faith. These songs ...

“Kumbaya” is often referred to as an African folk song. But its most likely origin story actually begins with Black Americans. The Folksmiths included background information about each song on the ...

We chant it with locked arms and closed eyes, at campfires, in protest lines and from the pews at church, but the truth is, many of us have no clue what the lyrics mean or where they come from.

Regarding the rancor among the remaining Republican presidential hopefuls as they migrate from New Hampshire to South Carolina, Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas governor and erstwhile candidate himself, ...

INTEREST in the spiritual song Kumbaya has rocketed after Kanye West misspelled the title in a racial slur against Trevor Noah. The attack landed the rapper with a 24-hour suspension from the social ...

Rush Limbaugh won’t buy that preposterous tripe Hillary Clinton is selling about an America united by shared and everlasting values. On his show recently, Limbaugh expectorated: “This whole notion of ...

We chant it with locked arms and closed eyes, at campfires, in protests lines and from the pews at church, but the truth is, many of us have no clue what the lyrics mean or exactly where they come ...