The rising harpist explores spirituals, musical ancestors and the influence of church on her new album, Take Me to the Water.

So I reference baptism spirituals that I heard growing ... about what water means in many of these spirituals? Jackson: African American spirituals were a necessary form of communication between ...

First Corinthian Baptist Church founded a separate nonprofit that employs therapists to bring mental health care to a ...

I think in the African American community ... his community and his congregation — and leading by example. A baptism is performed before Sunday services at First Corinthian Baptist Church.