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A new poll done by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life shows that three percent of American Latter-day Saints (Mormons) are Black. The poll showed higher percentages for Jehovah Witnesses, Evangelicals, and Orthodox Christians and lower percentages for Catholics and Mainline Protestants. You can look at the entire survey here: Pew Forum Research Poll […]

This excellent review article, posted on the Juvenile Instructor blog site and titled “I Was Told That It Was True And It Was A Marvelous Day,” provides personal insights to viewing the new film. Additionally, there are several comments as well. Review of Nobody Knows: The Untold Story of Black Mormons http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/i-was-told-that-it-was-true-and-it-was-a-marvelous-day/

On Saturday, March 8, at 11:00 am, the new film “Nobody Knows: The Untold Story of Black Mormons” (You Tube Overview)will be shown at Peery’s Egyptian Theater, 2415 Washington Blvd. The ticket price is $10. Information on the film is as follows: Using interviews with scholars, Civil Rights workers, clergy, and Black Mormons and former

Bro. Martins visited the Orem, Utah Institute of Religion on February 29, 2008. He gave a talk entitled “Thirty Years After the Long Promised Day.” You can read the talk by following this link. Thirty Years After the Long Promised Day.

Jackson T Mkhabela was called as Stake President of the Soweto Stake and sustained at a Stake Conference held in the Pimville Stake Center. All previous Stake Presidents in South Africa had been white though there have been black Counselors. This is significant when you consider the country’s racial diverse past and the fact that

Gladys Knight cherishes last duet with Charles Deseret Morning News Tuesday, February 15, 2005–When the Grammys were handed out Sunday night, Gladys Knight was not on hand to get the one for her gospel duet with the late Ray Charles. "I was doing a fireside in Las Vegas," she said. Her programs are so popular

Jane Manning James – Black Pioneer Provo Daily Herald, UT, Februray 16, 2005 -Jane Manning James, the most well-known female black pioneer, was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Connecticut. She then walked 800 miles with eight family members, including her young son, to meet thousands of church members in

Black Pioneers Provo Daily Herald, UT – In 1838, a 10-year-old black boy was given as a wedding present to James and Agnes Flake in North Carolina. He went by the unusual name of Green and, according to custom, took the surname of his white slave owners. Later, after moving to Mississippi, Green Flake's life

Elijah Abel – Black Pioneer Provo Daily Herald, UT – Elijah Abel has earned historical fame for being a test case for blacks and the priesthood, said Margaret Young, a black pioneer historian. Abel joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the first black member in 1832 and was then ordained as