Legacy and Honors
- 1996, the National Arts Club honored the Singers with a Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award.
- 2000, the Singers were inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.
- 2006, the group was honored on the Music City Walk of Fame.
- 2004, the song "Poor Man Lazarus" on the Singers' 2003 recording In Bright Mansions was honored with a Dove Award.
- In Bright Mansions also was nominated for a Grammy Award that year in the Best Recording Package category.
- 2008, the group was awarded the National Medal of Arts.
- 2009, Fisk Jubilee Singers, along with Jonny Lang, released the song "I Believe" on the compilation album Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration.
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