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Black BYU professor urges Latter-day Saints to end ‘sin of racism’ Ryan Gabriel’s devotional speech was the first from a Black faculty member in 14 years. (Screenshot) Ryan Gabriel, an assistant professor at Brigham Young University, gives a devotional address online on Tuesday, April 6, 2021.   | April 7, 2021, 12:00 p.m. For the first time in more than a decade, a Black faculty member addressed students Tuesday at Brigham Young University during one of the religious school’s devotional talks, and he pointedly spoke about the “sin of racism” that Latter-da...

Utah schools discuss on-campus representation of Indigenous peoples A resolution in Utah’s most recent legislative session started conversations about on-campus representations of Indigenous peoples. These representations include mascots and statues, like the “Massasoit Indian” statue on the BYU campus. (Universe archives) Discussions about inclusivity on Utah campuses continue after a resolution urging Utah schools to retire Native American mascots failed in the recent Utah legislative session. The resolution, HCR3, would have encouraged K-12 public schools to retire their Native Ameri...

On this week's 'Mormon Land' podcast, a Native American law professor discusses a recent BYU report about campus racism and how the LDS Church's flagship school can remedy it.

‘The Book of Mormon’ turns 10 (Jeff Christensen | AP file photo) Andrew Rannells, left, and the cast of "The Book of Mormon" perform during the 65th annual Tony Awards, Sunday, June 12, 2011, in New York. Can you believe that “The Book of Mormon” musical is 10 years old? It’s true. It has been a decade since Elder Price (Andrew Rannells) first took to the Broadway stage to joyously sing about getting his own planet as his nerdy companion, Elder Cunningham (Josh Gad), lovingly lied his way to convert after convert in the jungles of Uganda. Since its March 24, 2011, premiere at the Eu...