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Kanye's 'Sunday Service' Can't Replace the Work of Black Churches

By Jamar A. Boyd II
Kanye West performs at the Way Out West festival on Aug. 13, 2011 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Credit: Shutterstock. 
Oct 28, 2019
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Kanye West draws upon the storied history of black communal worship and gospel music. 

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Kanye West performs at the Way Out West festival on Aug. 13, 2011 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Credit: Shutterstock.