I was doing some research the other day, and as usual, I got sidetracked off on another subject. I ran across a YouTube video of Sister Rosetta Tharpe singing an old black spiritual, “Ain’t Gonna ...

“The Black folk song, the rhythmic cry of the slave, stands today not simply as the sole American music, but as the most beautiful expression of human experience born this side the seas.” - W. E. B.

Heav'n :The natural goal, end, and reward of the sanctified ; The place for the full expression of the people ; Up where Jesus lives ; The place of the union of friends and relatives ; Home ; The ...