Throughout the 44-year history of the Office of African-American Affairs (OAAA), Black gospel music has been a consistent form of celebration within the Black experience at the University. For the last few years, in partnership with many units across the University, the OAAA has hosted a Black Gospel Explosion during the University's Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration. This year, in collaboration with the Division for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the University Library System, OAAA is bringing John P. Kee to Old Cabell Hall for a historic gospel event. 

Singer John P. Kee has earned accolades as a top-ranked gospel performer and pastor of the New Life Fellowship Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Inspired by the work of the Reverend Dr. James Cleveland, Kee overcame a troubled life of drugs and crime, initially emerging in the late '80s as a powerful vocalist and minister. For three decades, Pastor Kee's albums have made him one of the most popular contemporary gospel artists of his generation. 

Tickets will be available for pickup through the University of Virginia Arts Box Office. 

Sponsored by the Office of African-American Affairs, the Division for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and University Library Systems.