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“I believe that in 1978 God changed his mind about black people,” sings Elder Kevin Price in the Broadway musical “The Book of Mormon.” The line is meant to be funny, and it is — in part because it’s true. In a June 1978 letter, the first presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day…
I remember going to the hospital to see my mother-in-law, Ruth, who had just passed away. She looked impossibly small. All of the life which had animated
This is the Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City will add statues of Black pioneers this week. The man who made that happen is Mauli Junior Bonner, part of the musical Bonner Family, and the director of the film “His Name is Green Flake.”
Brad Wilcox, second counselor in the Young Men general presidency and a professor of ancient scripture at BYU, posted an apology on his official church leadership Facebook page.
PROVO — After meeting since last July and following a deluge of thousands of personal and electronic communications with stakeholders, including the university's minority alumni base, the nine-member committee tasked with improving racial equality at Brigham Young University and in the surrounding community has presented its initial findings to President Kevin J. Worthen and school officials. The report, outlined in a 63-page document available at race.byu.edu, includes 26 recommendations for improving race relations both on and off campus, including the addition and changes to classes base...