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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — This Black History Month, we’re taking time to highlight the Fisk Jubilee Singers. Their songs have inspired communities since the late 1800s, and they're still going strong ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Known for her talent, but also for her smile and positive spirit Mandisa Hundley made a major difference in so many lives. About a week ago, the Gospel singer died at her ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Friends and family, alumni and students will gather Friday and Saturday to remember Mandisa, the Grammy-winning Christian and ...

"The Intersection of Country Music and Fisk University" highlighted Fisk's iconic Jubilee Singers and former student Lil Hardin Armstrong. As Alice Randall completes her year-long tour for her memoir ...

Fisk Memorial Chapel felt like a college reunion Friday, and it was a family reunion for some as friends of Mandisa Hundley gathered to celebrate a woman they called a friend and sister. Hundley was a ...

When nine students and a music professor set off on a fundraising tour from Fisk University in Tennessee in 1871, they had no idea what lay ahead. They just hoped their talents as singers and the ...

The Fisk Jubilee Singers, a historic a cappella group, have been touring since their formation in 1871. Wilmington native Caroline "Carrie" Sadgwar Manly was a prominent soprano with the group in the ...

Alice Randall, a renowned country songwriter and author, recently discussed the deep connection between country music and Black history at Fisk University. Randall's work, including her memoir "My ...