I suspect that most people in this country familiar with the Bible passage were exposed to it not through Bible reading but through the Negro spiritual, “There Is a Balm in Gilead,” composed ...

Balm in Gilead is also referenced in the minister’s scripture reading and the hymn sung by a dying contraband man. The balm brings comfort to the sick and weary.

JAMAICANS who know their Bible well or pay attention to sermons and other biblical details would have immediately recognised the headline of this column as a quote from Jeremiah 8:22 in the King ...

Audrey P. Davis, Director of the Alexandria Black History Museum, discusses the significance of a new character in Season 2, Charlotte Jenkins, based off of the historic figure Harriet Jacobs.