Ohio University Chillicothe, in partnership with WOUB Public Media, will host a screening of selections from the new PBS docuseries GOSPEL followed by a panel of local Black church leaders and music experts. GOSPEL is a new four-hour docuseries that explores the rich history of Black spirituality through sermon and song from executive producer, host, and writer Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. This Black History Month event is co-sponsored by the Chillicothe Ross County Public Library.

Panelists Beverly Gray, local historian and director of the David Nickens Museum; Ric McConnell, a local gospel choir director and worship leader; and gospel musician Linda Wilson will react to the film and share perspectives on local Black Church history and music.