Cynthia Erivo’s new role as Jesus at the Hollywood Bowl’s “Jesus Christ Superstar” has some Black folks online in shambles. Clips of her performance went viral over the weekend, and now, the Black ...

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. The ...

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 ...

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The window was found in 2022 by the new owner of the church which housed it. Henry Sharp Studio, Jesus with dark skin in a window for St. Mark's Church in Warren, Rhode Island (1877). You can see the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 sermon is hitting a little too close to home ...