Smallwood died at the age of 77 from complications of kidney failure on Tuesday, December 30, 2025.

Award-winning gospel singer Richard Smallwood has died at the age of 77, leaving behind a legacy that “clearly and solidly changed the face of black gospel music.” ...

Richard Smallwood, a giant of gospel music, died on December 30. For decades, the composer and recording artist infused church hymns with a contemporary sound.

William Lee Golden, longtime baritone for popular country quartet the Oak Ridge Boys, turns 87 today, Jan. 12.

The new song’s composer thought it could be a way to again hear from Black churches, collectively, about civil rights.

Richard Smallwood, the eight-time Grammy-nominated gospel singer and composer, has died. He was 77. A representative for Smallwood confirmed the "Total Praise" musician died on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at ...

A Black couple who spent more than two decades working at The Kiski School have sued the 137-year-old private school and its headmaster, claiming racial discrimination. The civil rights lawsuit, filed ...

Donnie McClurkin, a Grammy-winning gospel singer and pastor, sexually abused a young man over several years and wrote an apology email declaring himself a “dirty 'old man,'” according to a new lawsuit ...

Your mom thinks it’s steroids, your gym bros think it’s a magic powder that gets you jacked overnight: Unfortunately, the best creatine supplements are decidedly neither of those things. That being ...

Pastor Caesar has a voice that zaps you back into that beautifully nostalgic, old school Black gospel music. She’s often referred to as “The First Lady of Gospel Music.” It’s unclear what her height ...