Lauryn Hill and Stevie Wonder delight at Roberta Flack’s ‘Celebration of Life’ musical memorial
A public memorial service bursting with music, including planned performances by Stevie Wonder and a surprise one by Lauryn ...
New Salem Baptist Church restoration gets big boost
On a snowy early March day in the old coal camp community of Tams, three friends lifted their voices in song while discussing a historic Black Raleigh County church and community presence. Sherrie ...
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Remembering Roberta Flack: A ‘Celebration of Life’ at Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church | WATCH
Singer Roberta Flack dies, 88. Harlem's Abyssinian Church memorializes her March 10th with a public 'Celebration of Life.' ...
Stevie Wonder, Rev. Al Sharpton honor Roberta Flack at memorial service
Stevie Wonder and Rev. Al Sharpton were among the speakers and performers at soul singer Roberta Flack’s public memorial service in Manhattan on Monday.
Detroit's historic New Bethel Baptist Church receives $500K preservation grant
The $500,000 grant will be used to help repair significant water damage to the building, its roof, exterior wall, and HVAC ...
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Stevie Wonder and the Rev Al Sharpton feature at Roberta Flack memorial
A public memorial service bursting with choral music and the Berklee College of Music’s Nebulous String Quartet, with Stevie ...
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Music flows in Roberta Flack's 'Celebration of Life' memorial with Stevie Wonder and Al Sharpton
Founded in 1808, it is one of the oldest Black Baptist churches in the U.S. The ... As a teen, she began accompanying the church choir on piano. The program featured a powerful quote from Flack.
Bronzeville high school choir alums are celebrated at Wendell Phillips High School
Ten singers who were part of the Wendell Phillips High School alumni a capella choir in the 1960s and 1970s under director Andrew Duncan returned to the Bronzeville high school for the first time ...