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As Christians worldwide celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, some are pointing toward an uncomfortable truth for many: The true face of the historical Jesus looks nothing like the one many still see in their church’s stained-glass windows, in Hollywood movies, or in the image many carry in their minds.

The debate over the color of Jesus’ skin is one of the oldest running arguments in religion. But this Easter, the question is a serious one — for several reasons.

The June 1963 march in Detroit was, at the time, the largest civil rights demonstration in U.S. history, with 125,000 marching down Woodward Avenue.

“The idea that I’ve managed to do enough work that means something to people, that they would choose to do this in a great theater town like Chicago is really wonderful,” the playwright says.

With Manson Family killer Leslie Van Houten freshly released, we hear again how singularly bizarre Charlie and his hippie savages were in their quest to unleash a race war. However, if you lift your eyes from Charlie’s razzle-dazzle and see the bigger picture, the killer cult-leader’s chemical-fueled, mind-controlling, Helter Skelter race-war trip looks like ... history as usual.

A short history of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers - a radical union of black auto workers. The articles includes other information about the car industry, race and struggle from 1910 onwards.

On a troubled day in 1960s America, civil rights leader and Nobel laureate Dr Martin Luther King Jr. takes a phone call from a nervous White House. On the line is President Lyndon Johnson, seeking the Baptist visionary’s help and advice on “curing” the racial conflict roiling America. While the men talk in August 1965, … THIS IS AMERICA: What if Charlie Manson and His Zonked-Out Death Squads Were Not Outliers, but Actually Mainstream as Hell? Read More » The post...

The Freedom Walk and Rally commemorates the 60th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s march down Woodward and the first time “I Have a Dream” was delivered.

White Christians must consider Indigenous perspectives when searching for theological solutions to the ecological crisis, says professor of religious studies Jawanza Eric Clark.

The Freep Film Fest will feature documentaries about Mary Tyler Moore, Nikki Giovanni, Asian American filmmakers and more.