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In the latest news in and about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we look at pioneer icon Jane Manning James' quest to be sealed despite the church's priesthood/temple ban; quotes from Relief Society counselor J. Anette Dennis' recent address; grassroots opposition to some of the faith's planned temples and more.
Dozens of authors, leaders, scholars and interviewees were part of a recent Brigham Young University study on the Black experience in a predominantly white church. Published last month, the research analyzed public accounts of Black members and found they experienced both positive spiritual joy, but also “racism and isolation.”
The new kids on the block (those born after 2000) have no sense of why June 8th, 1978 launched one of the biggest news stories of the last century
A visiting volleyball player heard a racist heckler. LDS history sets the rest of the story apart.
A Black women's volleyball at Duke University says a BYU fan “targeted and racially heckled" Friday at a game at Brigham Young.