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 ...

A stained-glass window that was part of a church shows a dark-skinned Jesus, which was unusual at the time. Michel M. Raguin Virginia Raguin, College of the Holy Cross A stained-glass window, donated ...

The late Rev. James Cone, known as the father of Black liberation theology, stated in his book God of the Oppressed that God is Black. "Christ is black, therefore, not because of some cultural or ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. The Washington, D.C., my sisters and I grew up in was known as Chocolate City for good reason. As Black children in the city then, we were a majority. We ...

The British actor, who plays the mysterious Messiah in Jeymes Samuel's comedic biblical epic, says he "expects and welcomes" a backlash from conservatives to his groundbreaking performance: "Bring it ...

Just like history, comedy sometimes repeats itself — but in the case of History of the World, Part II we're not complaining. The long-awaited sequel to Mel Brooks's 1981 sketch comedy favorite ends ...

"If you can't say 'amen,' then say 'ouch.' " If you've spent any considerable length of time in a traditional Black church context, you've heard this. It's usually said by a preacher when they know a ...

They called her revelatory, even legendary. They marveled at her voice and her power. The harshest critics were gentle, only wondering if the star of “Jesus Christ Superstar” could have hit an even ...

(The Conversation) — A stained-glass window, which shows Jesus as a Black man for the first time, tells a story not only of race but of gender, class and ethnicity. (The Conversation) — A ...