Fisk University opened in Nashville in 1866 as the first American university to offer a liberal arts education to “young men and women irrespective of color.” Five years later the school was in dire ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Jubilee Day commemorated the extraordinary journey of the Fisk Jubilee Singers. The singers’ courage, talent, and unwavering commitment to their alma mater have continued to ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Nashville wouldn’t have the nickname Music City without the Fisk Jubilee Singers. The spiritual singers, formed in 1871, are credited with saving Fisk University from ...

“I had an amazing time performing with the Fisk Jubilee Singers, learning of their legacy and history, as well as bonding with the current singers, who would become like extended family,” said ...

"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 ...

Behind the John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, one of the oldest structures on Fisk University's historic, stoic, bricked campus, stand 50 fabricated shipping containers painted gold and blue, ...

Oxford, OH – Miami University Performing Arts Series is honored to host the renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers for a special performance on Friday, September 20, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. in Hall Auditorium.

It was music that made Fisk University what it is, a leading U.S. Negro institution. Last week Fisk let music ring, and swell the breeze, in celebration of its 75th anniversary. Fisk’s beginning, soon ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Paul T. Kwami, who served as musical director of the Grammy-winning Fisk Jubilee Singers for nearly 30 years, has died, Fisk University said in a statement. He was 70. During ...