“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nearing 40 and nearly broke, ousted from his last job as an English professor, a folklore buff named Robert Winslow Gordon set out in the spring of 1926 from his temporary home on the Georgia seacoast ...

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, ...

NOTE: During the month of February, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will publish a daily feature highlighting African American contributions to our state and nation. This is the fifth year of the AJC ...