Aaron McGruder, who has pushed more than a few hot buttons with his stinging “The Boondocks,” is gearing up for his “come to Black Jesus” moment. But as his new live-action series “Black ...

Today, it is a staple in this neighborhood comprised of modest two-story brick homes and mansions built between 1905 and 1925. Lajiness said the residents remain passionate about the black Jesus.

Jesus’ mother Mary was black. And so too were many biblical figures featured in the Bible. Swan adds that had Jesus been alive in 1950s America, he’d have been made to sit at the back of the ...

Black Jesus in his frame was too big to wrap, so we covered the painting in a sheet and stood it upright behind our grandmother’s couch, which was slipcovered in plastic and never sat upon.

Black, southwest Compton-dwelling Jesus may be cool, generous and compassionate, but he's no pushover. Accessibility statement Skip to main content. Democracy Dies in Darkness.

Black Jesus will be immortalized in a new Adult Swim show of the same name, but He existed long before Aaron McGruder thought him up. The idea of a dark-skinned, possibly woolly-haired lord and ...

Surrounded by cheese sellers, shoemakers and bleating, baying animals, Pope Francis immersed himself in a lively re-enactment of a special day in Bethlehem. He even let a lamb rest on his ...

In an excerpt from his new book I’d Rather We Got Casinos and Other Black Thoughts, The Daily Show correspondent explores Biblical signs of Jesus’ “homey heritage.” ...

Lamb’s Players’ ‘Cotton Patch Gospel’ adds some twang and laughs to the Jesus story The 1981 off Broadway musical has been produced at the Coronado theater four times over the past 35 years ...

Crossing the third rails of race and religion, “Black Jesus” is guaranteed to offend some people. In fact, one might accuse Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim of a certain naivete in greenlighting ...