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 ...

Friends and family, alumni and students will gather Friday and Saturday to remember Mandisa, the Grammy-winning Christian and gospel singer. The public is invited, too. The Fisk Jubilee Singers, a ...

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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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

Andrew Davis knew early on what his main extracurricular activity in college would be, well before the first day of school. “I wanted to be a part of the Fisk Jubilee Singers ever since high school,” ...

The well-known Fisk Jubilee Singers from Fisk University in Nashville performed to a sold-out crowd at the Historic Grove Theatre in Oak Ridge on Friday, March 29. The concert was a benefit for the ...

The Fisk Jubilee Singers, a renowned ensemble based at Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn., will be the featured performer at the 2017 Expressions of King’s Legacy at Rochester Institute of Technology ...

The Fisk Jubilee Singers have never sung gospel music as we know it, but modern gospel would have been impossible without them. In 1871, six years after the Civil War ended, the former slaves who were ...