Join gospel artist Richard Smallwood in conversation with Prof. Braxton Shelley and in song with the Kuumba Singers (Harvard), Inner Strength Gospel Choir (Boston University), and Third Day Gospel Choir (Tufts). The night culminates with a performance of Smallwood’s Total Praise.

The Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter has been one of the most popular inspirational artists in the music business, with classic tunes such as Total Praise, Center of My Joy and I Love the Lord.  His songs have been recorded by Whitney Houston, Destiny’s Child, Kelly Price, Gerald Levert, American Idol’s Ruben Studdard and many others throughout of the gospel world. Even the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, recorded Smallwood’s Faithful.