The painted image carried the same gaze as the generalized, ubiquitous portrait of Jesus. But this one was a Black man. His rich brown skin was a pleasant surprise. We had found a religious ...

Also, any movie that features a Black Jesus is a yes for me because I’m certain that Jesus Christ was Black. The itinerant preacher who spread the radical idea that there is only one God and was ...

Jesus was depicted as a man of color — somewhere between brown and Black — and so were his disciples. Cleveland, who would go on to become a theologian and social psychologist, realized she ...

“The first time in the history of cinema that you’ve seen a Jesus of Black skin,” says the British actor. Speaking to THR ahead of the film’s U.S. release, Pinnock discussed ...

While "The Book of Clarence" is set during the time of Jesus, the story is told through a Black cultural lens and employs magical realism. The cast, made up of African Americans and actors from ...