Black Jesus Season 1 follows the outrageous exploits of Jesus Christ who returns to Earth in present-day Compton, California. This unconventional Jesus isn’t your typical carpenter-turned-preacher.

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 sauntered from school to store to home to ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Of course, Jesus was Black. The evidence is clear. The Bible says He had ...

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 ...

For nearly 150 years, a stained-glass window portraying Jesus and three biblical women as Black hung at St. Mark's, an 1830 Greek Revival church in Warren, Rhode Island. It's said to be the only known ...

Indian artist Frank Wesley's work 'Jesus in Varanasi' presents Christ as an Indian (sitting center in yellow robe) conversing with people on the banks of the Ganges, the Hindu holy river. (Photo: ...

The cable net orders additional seasons of three strong 2014 freshmen By Mikey O'Connell Senior Entertainment Editor Black Jesus, a contemporary tale of the son of god living in Compton, Calif., ...

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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — For the first time in his life, Gift Livingstone Sango, 65, saw a painting by his father depicting Jesus as a Black man. “My father used to draw Jesus as Black because God is ...

“God’s social location is nowhere near women or Black people. I had to start looking for an image of the Divine that can speak to that.” I used to wonder about the propriety of faith in a White Jesus.

Mr. Stewart is a writer and speaker on race, religion and politics. He is the author of “Shoutin’ in the Fire: An American Epistle,” from which this essay is adapted. See more of our coverage in your ...