Black church choirs in Brooklyn remain a vital force despite shrinking congregations, gentrification, and fewer young singers, preserving tradition and community through music and resilience.

As gentrification, declining attendance and pandemic-era shifts reshape Brooklyn’s Black churches, choirs work to preserve music traditions.

The Sunday streets of the borough of churches still vibrate with gospel chords, yet inside many of Brooklyn’s storied Black sanctuaries, the choir lofts have thinned dramatically. Singers at four ...

Brooklyn’s Black church choirs persist amid attendance decline, gentrification The Sunday streets of the borough of churches still vibrate with gospel chords, yet inside many of Brooklyn’s ...

Brooklyn’s Black church choirs persist amid attendance decline, gentrification The Sunday streets of the borough of churches still vibrate with gospel chords, yet inside many of Brooklyn’s storied ...

NEW YORK (RNS) — Choirs that once packed Brooklyn sanctuaries now sing to smaller crowds as pandemic-era streaming lingers and gentrification reshapes Black neighborhoods.

Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City—find out which one's right for you At opposite ends of the country, Vietnam’s two major cities are a frenetic introduction to the nation’s culture and history.

St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church and Pro-Cathedral in Brooklyn Heights will receive a $45,000 Sacred Sites grant from the New York Landmarks Conservancy to help restore its historic tower and east ...