Sweet Honey in the Rock News

Ysaye Barnwell has been a member of Sweet Honey In The Rock since 1979. Barnwell is teaching the course "The Power of Song" at the University of Southern Maine from June 29th through July 3rd.

In honor of Black Music Month, College of Charleston's Avery Research Center is hosting a film festival this Sat.

Sweet Honey in the Rock sang for President Obama and other luminaries at the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association on Friday night at the black-tie dinner at the Washington Convention Center.

Bernice Johnson Reagon, founder of Sweet Honey in the Rock, sings lyrics from "Wade in the Water" after receiving an honorary doctorate during Willamette University's commencement, Sunday, May 17, 2009.

'Disney's Beauty and the Beast' and 'Avenue Q' are two productions scheduled by Miller Auditorium for its 2009-10 season.

Rosalyn Deshauteurs and members of Sweet Honey in the Rock performing ''Go in Grace'' last year in New York.

THE SOULFUL SOUNDS AND SIGNS of Sweet Honey in The Rock return to Atlanta to raise money for the Fund for Southern Committees, a group that supports numerous social justice organizations including those seeking equality for LGBT people.

In 1939, opera singer Marian Anderson was set to perform at Constitution Hall but was turned away when organizers realized she was black.

On Sunday afternoon, 70 years later when the U.S. has its first black president, there will be another free concert at the Lincoln Memorial, this one designed to commemorate the 1939 landmark event.

General Colin Powell will join singers and new U.S. citizens for a recreation of Marian Anderson's historic concert at the Lincoln Memorial.

Sweet Honey in the Rock founder and Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History curator emeritus Dr.

When harmony took a ride with spirit and soul the result of this union gave birth a sensation known as Sweet Honey In the Rock .

Originally from Washington, D.C., Toshi Reagon is the daughter of Bernice Johnson Reagon, of the groundbreaking group Sweet Honey in the Rock.

Dance doesn't get more soul-stirring than "Revelations," Alvin Ailey's triumph and his frequent vexation.

25, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama presents Stevie Wonder with the Library of Congress Gershwin Award during 'Stevie Wonder In Performance at the White House: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize' in ...

First lady Michelle Obama and sixth- and seventh-graders from Washington take in a performance of Sweet Honey in the Rock at the White House recently.

If variety is the spice of life, you can call the upcoming concert of the Battle Creek Boychoir and Girls' Chorus "extra spicy." From the Brazilian to Bach to Sweet Honey in the Rock, the choirs will present a ...

ThursDay 2.26 SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK Since forming in the early '70s, Sweet Honey in the Rock has evolved into not simply a female a cappella ensemble but a veritable institution proudly associated with the ...

Sweet Honey in the Rock, a Grammy Award winning, internationally renowned a cappella ensemble, is celebrating 35 years of soulful music this season.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, a half-century old, is back in Atlanta, part of a 50-city global tour.