Remembering the West Explosion, Five Years Later (Classic Post)
On April 17, 2013, the course of history for the town of West, TX was changed forever. The following day, we wrote a brief blog post on the nature of recovery, perseverance and the fleeting nature of...
View ArticleVisions of Rapture 2018: The Online Exhibit
The third annual Visions of Rapture exhibit celebrates the music from Baylor’s Black Gospel Music Restoration Project, specifically the 45 rpm discs that were released without cover art during their...
View ArticleCelebrating Aretha Franklin
Cover of Aretha Franklin’s 1972 album “Amazing Grace,” from the collection of the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project. All rights reserved, Atlantic Records (1972) The passing of legendary artist...
View ArticleCelebrating the life of Rev. Clay Evans of Chicago, Illinois (1925-2019)
The world lost a titan in the field of African-American religion on November 27 when the Rev. Clay Evans passed away at the age of 94 in his home city of Chicago. Evans was the founder and long-serving...
View ArticleJust Next Door: Announcing a Big Move and the Future of this Blog
Excerpt from “Just Next Door,” by Charles K. Harris (1902) When we started this blog way back in 2011, we never could have guessed just how far it would go. From that first post about our “War of the...
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