'As a Black mother, I’ve come to see Advent as both a home and a calling,' writes Taylor Harris. "I’m no longer Catholic, but I find myself looking back on Christmas at the cathedral with a ...

Sixty years later, “Black Nativity” has far-reaching appeal in performances across the country. It tells the Christmas story with a wide array of Black cultural traditions that speak not only ...

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While December may be synonymous with the arrival of Christmas for many, it includes other major cultural and religious holidays around the world as well, such as celebrating Buddha’s ...

We integrate spirituals, African-American Christmas spirituals, African-American traditional music, and traditional music to the choir, to the church," Taylor said.

Religious leaders from Detroit explore the history and influence of Black religious music. One Detroit contributor Stephen Henderson talks with Rev. Larry Simmons of Baber Memorial AME Church and ...

Christmas celebrates the virgin birth of Jesus from his mother, in the line of David, fulfilling a prophecy from God in the Old Testament. Mary Thurlkill, a professor of religion at the University ...