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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.