The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they ...

With the collective background of singing in various barbershop choruses throughout Northeast Ohio, Gospel Disciples in Song was formed in the summer of 2023. The goal of the 18-member men’s vocal ...

Dawn Scruggs knows all about the power of gospel music. As the director of the Metropolitan Chorus and a devout member of her community she has seen how the music can move people to tears or to act — ...