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.