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In each of these works, Jesus is depicted as a Black man, and no one really bats an eye. (The Lil Nas X video is designed to provoke, but not because of the color of Christ’s skin.) ...
In an excerpt from his new book I’d Rather We Got Casinos and Other Black Thoughts, The Daily Show correspondent explores Biblical signs of Jesus’ “homey heritage.” ...
What would Black Jesus do? ‘The Book of Clarence’ offers some hilarious answers. OPINION: LaKeith Stanfield stars as Clarence, a man without faith who decides to pretend to be a Jesus-like ...
Black Jesus in his frame was too big to wrap, so we covered the painting in a sheet and stood it upright behind our grandmother’s couch, which was slipcovered in plastic and never sat upon.
As the global conversation on race, faith, and representation deepens, a bold question is emerging from both pews and pulpits alike: Was Jesus Black? And in a Church that boasts over 1.3 billion ...
July 5, 2016: I remember my hands holding my phone, my stomach sweating, my eyes beholding Alton Sterling, lifeless.I saw in him the face of every Black boy and man who couldn’t be protected. I ...
The biblical comedy "The Book of Clarence" brings to life East Jerusalem A.D. 33 inhabited by Black people and a colonizing white force of Romans. And it offers much for Catholics to ponder.
Exploring the question of whether Jesus would join the Black Friday shopping frenzy or stick to his spiritual values. A diverse range of opinions.
OPINION: Jesus was Black, that's reality, and it's healthier for Black people to be Black-centric, which includes rejecting the whitewashed image of our brother Jesus. Of course, Jesus was Black ...
In the interview, Lewis says “Jesus is most Black women’s husbands…you see they did a number on us (Black people). We are a conquered race. They put the Black man out of the house in order ...