Scorsese’s Vision for The Life of Jesus Renowned film director Martin Scorsese has offered fresh insight into his upcoming ...

Chicago • The first time the Rev. Lettie Moses Carr saw Jesus depicted as Black, she was in her 20s. It felt “weird,” Carr said. Until that moment, she’d always thought Jesus was white. At ...

They present a dizzying number of illustrations from about seven historical epochs. In the process, we learn how people of faith—most notably white and black Protestants, white Mormons, Native ...

CHICAGO — The first time the Rev. Lettie Moses Carr saw Jesus depicted as black, she was in her 20s. It felt “weird,” Carr said. Until that moment, she had always thought Jesus was white. At ...

In essence, Jesus was not white—and given the proximity of ancient Israel to Africa, he may well have shared traits with modern East Africans. Why Not a Black Pope?

What race was Jesus of Nazareth? Nobody can say for certain, but based on recent comments by the head of the Church of England, it is time to revisit whether or not Jesus should be portrayed as a ...

BET’s “The Game” is going Greek. “Black Jesus” star Kali Hawk will appear on the upcoming eighth season of the show as Sonia Allen, Chardonnay’s (Brandy Norwood) sorority sister ...

Experts have weighed in on Jesus’ appearance, with some suggesting that he was not white and may have been physically strong.

Slaves who accepted Jesus into their hearts were better off than the ones who held on to African religions. Black people were pretty happy under Jim Crow Slaves, Dinosaurs and White Jesus, Oh My!

Some Black activists have led a movement to discard the White Jesus. Black theologians like the Rev. Albert Cleage have depicted Jesus as a man of color and a revolutionary. And during the George ...

CHICAGO (RNS) — The first time the Rev. Lettie Moses Carr saw Jesus depicted as Black, she was in her 20s. It felt “weird,” Carr said. Until that moment, she’d always thought Jesus was ...