Easter, March 2016
Pope Francis washes and kisses the feet of Muslim, Hindu and Christian refugees
Concerned by the spread of US & global racism and religious intolerance, Pope Francis is intentionally sending a visual message to those who call themselves Christians and claim to be followers of Jesus Christ.
Why Is Sunday The Most Segregated Day of The Week? Why Are People Demonstrating In The Streets Against Racism and Police Brutality of Unarmed Black People? Those who Call Themselves Christians Need To Listen....But before you do, there is an important fact to acknowledge. Caucasians, who only comprise about 10% of the world's population but possess most of world's wealth, were once Black. 90% of the world's population are people of color. Click Here.
In the face of "I Can't Breathe" "Black Lives Matter" demonstrations across America by all nationalities who are outraged at the wave of police brutality, shootings and killings of unarmed Black men, this interview gives perspective on the connection of these killings, mob lynchings and castrations of Black men post reconstruction and the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ and a false image of a white Jesus being at the root of racism and white supremacy.
Why was Jesus changed from Black To White despite biblical, scientific and geographic proof to the contrary? Click Here.
If Mother Mary was black as seen in statues all across Europe, then what does that mean for Jesus? Listen carefully to what's said by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis and Rev. Dr. Serene Jones who spoke on the MHPShow about the importance of love, faith and connection in healing the fault lines of race in America. Click Here To Hear The Truth About Jesus From These Two Ministers 4 minutes in.
Melissa Harris Perry just made reference to Theologian John Cone, who explains below the connection between Jesus' Crucifixion, lynchings , and the poor today. Listen to why he thinks black and white Christians interpret the scriptures so differently. Maybe this explains why Sunday continues to be the most segregated day of the week.
My Name is Charles Johnson. I grew up in Harlem during the 60's. I went to Catholic grammar school at Saint Mark's on 138th and Lenox Avenue which was run by the Sisters of The Blessed Sacrament. My mom had me baptized a Catholic when I was 9 because tuition was cheaper for Catholics. All students were required to go to church every Sunday. The sisters were very dedicated in their efforts to give inner city kids the best education possible. If they had any racist tendencies, I never saw or experienced it. But I also had two African America teachers, Mrs. Norcross in the 3rd grade and Mrs. Williams in the 5th. They taught me the importance of being proud of my history and why its necessary to stand up for truth. That's the reason for this blog. The power of the internet makes this conversation possible. Publications, TV and radio both black and white that depend on ad dollars, would never tackle this controversial subject because of white denial, coverup and backlash.
In the Book of Daniel, it says the hair of the Messiah’s head would be “like the pure wool” of a lamb and the Book of Revelation likens the prophetic Jesus’ feet to “fine brass, as if burned in a furnace.”
Song of Solomon, chapter 1 verses 5 and 6 reads (King James Version)
Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept. Read here about the importance of the white Jesus lie in perpetuating global white supremacy (ClickHere)
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The Simple Truth...
Malcolm X wrote about white supremacists and slaveholders using Christianity to justify their “moral” and “racial superiority” over Blacks. In Malcolm’s own words, “The Holy Bible in the white man’s hands and its interpretations of it have been the greatest single ideological weapon for enslaving millions of non-white human beings.” Throughout history, whether it was in Jerusalem, Spain, India, Brazil or Africa, so-called white “Christians” cultivated a twisted interpretation of religion that was compatible with their colonialist agenda. And racism was a key component of their atrocities.
For centuries, in an effort to demonize and demean Black people, and create fear in whites, Satan has been portrayed with black skin. (Click Here To See)
Franklin Graham Is An Example Of The Kind Of hypocritical white Christians Malcolm X Described.
Black Jesus.com is a place for exploring the truth about what Jesus truly looked like and why the denial and cover up of this truth negatively effects people of color all over the world, but especially where ever white Christianity has ever existed any where in the world. If you are new to this site and want to continue to believe in the lie that Jesus Christ was white, blond and blue eyed, please don't bother to post any bigoted remarks. They will be immediately deleted. It is your right to believe what ever you choose. But if you feel it is important to finally know the truth, and why its been hidden, then we welcome your comments on this and any other subjects we will cover.
But Listen To The Hatred That Has Been Directed At Her For Revealing The Truth. White anthropologists have confirmed that at the beginning, all of humanity was Black. Click here to see.
As a child, I often wondered why I saw no Black Angels or Saints in the pictures of St. Mark's Church. I wondered, don't Black people go to heaven? Is there a black heaven and a white heaven? But in high school at Cardinal Hayes in the Bronx in 1970, I began to raise this question in my religion class. My religion teacher, Father John Mitchel became enraged when I said there was no way Jesus Christ could have been white, based on where Palestine, Jesus birth place is located next to Egypt and how sun exposed people looked during that time period. Rather than engaging me in a conversation and opening it up for class discussion, he became very angry, calling me blasphemous and demanded that I leave his class. Over the next 3 years this happened not once, but three times.
Ironically, it was a white priest by the name of Father John Meehan, who came to my defense on several occassions to lobby on my behalf on the side of truth, against his fellow priests who refused to consider the facts. He also became, in many ways, the father figure I never had. To this day, he is still a dear friend.
"Where did Joseph and Mary take Jesus to escape as they sought to hide from Herod?" They went to a place where they could blend in and not stand out: Egypt, known for its people of color."
For Those Who Believe Christ Wasn't Black Because He Was A Jew Click Here.
Why are so many people afraid of the truth? What is this fear of dark skin and where does it come from? Why does this fear appear to be pervasive all over the world where white, brown and dark skin people try to coexist. As the originator of this blog, I want to explore the issue of race in the US and around the world that appear in the news, in sports, health care, and in every day life world wide. I invite all open minded people to post their ideas.
When you close your eyes, what does he look like? Most white people see Jesus and God as white and this empowers them. Some Caucasians falsely believe their supposed racial superiority starts here. For some brain washed blacks who have grown up seeing pictures of white Jesus in their church, their image is the same, because they wonder 'If Jesus really did look like me, and he was the son of God, then why have darker people suffered so much through out history. Further, a lack or distorted history taught in the schools has led them to believe, like most whites, that Black people have accomplished nothing. Harriet Tubman, who led hundreds of slaves to freedom by way of the Undergound Railroad said she could have freed many more if they had just believed they should be free. This untrue Caucasian image of Jesus keeps all of us enslaved in a lie.
Red Fox and Good Times The Sitcom Explain This False Image In A Very Humorous Way As Well As Other Lies Are Addressed On This Video
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Imagine how differently black and white people would view themselves and the world around us if we all embraced this truth.
It is my hope that by presenting the biblical and scientific facts about Jesus, we will bring the truth to the surface and shed more light on how ridiculous and harmful racism really is. I have been asked, Why does it matter what color Jesus Christ was? If it doesn't matter, why has the truth been hidden. Why does this false image of a white Jesus Christ appear annually in Newsweek, Time magazine and network TV specials like CNN's After Jesus and The History Channels "The Bible."
Fact: Jesus Was A Dark Skin Palestinian
I don't expect most whites to change their mind despite the facts. But I do believe that unless Black and Brown people throughout the world, who believe in Christianity demand this truth, we will never fully embrace our obligation to live life to its fullest as equal human beings and followers of Jesus Christ. It is up to us to change the false belief by some, that they are the superior race and this world was made for them by their God and that people of color are just taking up space.
White people only make up 10% of the world's population. The rest of the humanity consists of people of color, yet this Caucasian image of supposed superior intelligence and beauty is the imposed standard that the rest of non-white humanity is judged and excluded by especially in societies where Caucasians make and control the economic and social barriers to upward mobility.
If Black and White people world wide really want positive change, it must start with how we deal with this Jesus truth. What do you think....P.S. Please listen to these 6 videos that reveal the biblical and scientific proof titled "Listen To the Biblical Proof."
And They Say The Color Of Jesus Doesn't Matter ...Click Here.
Ricky you're missing the point of this blog.
It is to provide proof that Jesus was not
caucasion as is portrayed. We have provided
biblical and scientific proof (click on 'religion' link at top right). If you have proof to the contrary, please provide it. By the way, if half of your family is
Black, that means you have more than 1% Black blood. Based on dna testing and the prevailing rule of thumb, that makes you Black. But obviously you choose to consider yourself otherwise. Thanks for your posting.
Posted by: Charles | September 05, 2008 at 12:46 PM
First of all, not all white people are racist.I am Italian, and according to you Medditeranean, a term which I would prefer, but the rest of the world sees me as white.
More on topic, Jesus was not black. He was a Palestinian Jew. I have not known a single person who believes that Jesus was blond haired and blue eyed.Jesus was painted with the help of Saint Faustina who Jesus appeared to.Abraham lived in Ur and Caanan, which is in the middle east.The first humans also came from Mesopatamia, not Africa.Christianity is not a "white man's religion" because Jesus was not white, therefore saying it is a white man's religion would make no sense.
Posted by: Paul Gammariello | October 13, 2008 at 07:41 PM
Gammari, thanks or your comments. They seem to be based on emotional anger that Jesus was a man of color. No where on this blog do I say all white people are racists. I would be a racist for saying it. If you are interested in the facts, I suggest you click on my "religion" link at the top right.
Posted by: Charles | October 13, 2008 at 08:32 PM
Jesus was not black, of Jewish decent he most likely looked similar to any typical middle eastern olive skin person. Not many pictures were painted on the wall on canvas for many reasons: the most important one is that they all (his disiples) thought that the end of time was coming soon. Though Jesus told them even I do not know the time of the end, but look for these signs... yet they were all sure the end was coming very soon, so they didn't bother to write down much or even keep photos.
The most important thing abut Jesus, actually is something organized religion doesnot teach. They go on and on about how he suffered for a few days and unjustly got killed... they all seemed to have missed the big picture... i will make my home in their hearts he says to them, feed a hungry man you fed me, etc... so if he was able to take his spirit and divide it up between all the hungry men, then what are we doing...??? How can we possibly be so cold to each other knowing that one man sacrificed his spirit to reside in all our hearts and yet we each every day give each other a heart ache. Hurt each other so much, and the irony of it all is we also will go and make our home with him, in those same hearts we make suffer. Are we that selfish, or just plain uninteligent or taught wrong? well... love each other, do not cause any heart ache to any other and you are then a Christian. Spirits are timeless so they do not have any matter, therefore, they can neither be black or white or flesh.
Posted by: mike | December 22, 2008 at 03:03 AM
Jesus was of Middle-Eastern descent so it makes sense that Jesus was neither Black nor white but more likely the color of others of Middle-Eastern descent. But who cares what "color" he is, that doesn't change who he is or what he has done.
Posted by: j | January 05, 2009 at 06:21 PM
J you miss the point of this blog. While you
say "Who Cares?" CNN, Newsweek and Time care
enough to show Jesus as white, blond and blue eyed on a annual basis. As for what people in the Middle East looked like; those
in the desert of Jerusalem, where Jesus grew up where Black (dark skin). Thanks for your comments.
Posted by: BlackJesuscom | January 06, 2009 at 06:22 PM
It doesn't matter about what color Jesus was. It matters about who He is and what He came to do. To me all this stuff about if Jesus was black or whatever other color is really irrelevant and is just another stupid attempt by the devil to cause division amongst people. Jesus loved all people regardless because we are all His children. Two things that the Lord wants from all his children 1) Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind & 2) Love your neighbor as yourself. We all have the same measure and God loves us all regardless of race and all that type of stuff. God bless and love to all!!!
Posted by: Servant | March 10, 2009 at 01:11 AM
I've always felt it was impossible for Jesus to have been white It's also true that understanding what He's done for us is more important than if He were pink or blue. To me it was kind of like the "Hitler theory" and people just didn't stop and think. It's so nice to have someone speak truth..
a/k/a white woman who speaks truth
Posted by: Lynn Marie | March 10, 2009 at 05:29 PM
we'll ur site is very interesting. i am a black woman and i must say that i do not agree that jesus was black or white but he was a jew just as the bible states. as you may well know jews in israel fit the description as jesus with copper skin and wooly hair. i agree that he is not portrayed properly with the blue eyes, white skin, and long flowing light brown or blonde hair. jesus looked like an ethnic semitic jew, not an ashkenaz (european) jew. but white he was not. it is really irrelevant though because anyone who follows his teachings would not be focused on his skin.
Posted by: shevot | May 04, 2009 at 08:31 AM
Hey Charles, your site has inspired me to modify the Jesus tattoo I am getting to make him black. If you email me I'll make sure I send you a photo of the tattoo once completed.
Best,
Tony
Posted by: Tony Barlow | June 29, 2009 at 03:14 PM
www.myspace.com/romeo_onelove
yes jesus could have been black... but people and many others; begin to become blinded, when the importance of race or coloring becomes a relevant matter.
when it concerns christ... all that matters is LOVE.
you the people blinded by your own haze rally for pro-peace AND pro-negativity.. it is corrupt to dwell so vividly on the negative matters of existence... dwelling on that which is negative, only puts more negativity before you. which is why one should always dwell on light, love, peace, and truth.
as of this black jesus thing going on here, it is sadening to see that to the people the color of his skin, his race, even matter.
what have we become?
for this is why there is an end at hand... 1,237 days from now.
there are 6 billion+ humans on the surface of mother earth in this very moment... but before the time is at hand, there shall be left; only 1.9 billion+ humans.
drop your wicked blind and feeble ways...
and reinherit the awareness and knowledge of your hearts. for in your heart god, the source, the creator, the destroyer, the almighty supreme one and only, waits.. for you. His children to reunite with him. for it is written. until ye become as little children thou shall not be welcome or find peace in the kingdom of heaven.
www.myspace.com/romeo_onelove
I have come to this place in this second, minute, hour, day, week, month, moment in time for a reason.
may that reason be clarified unto all that passeth my words embedded with light.
LOVE, LIGHT, PEACE, TRUTH, and ETERNAL SOUND
Posted by: Travis | September 30, 2009 at 01:49 PM
Christ was not black. Nor was He white. He is Jewish. Of the Tribe of Judah. He is not from Africa.
He probably was a dark olive color. Similar to arabs. He was not white, with blonde hair and blue eyes and hair like a woman. But He wasnt black either. The Scriptures you have used are taken out of context. Revelation is an apocalyptical book. With metaphoric imagery. NOTE that the hair is not the same texture and feel as wool, but WHITE like wool. This pictures Christ's wisdom and purity. The same is said of the Father in Daniel 7:9. His feet as burnished bronze is to show that He suffered. He has walked through the flames of trial and tribulation. In any case, its imagery. Not literal. Jeremiah 14:2 isnt saying the people were africans or negroid. It is saying that they mourn, putting on saccloth, which is what the Jews did to mourn. "They are negroid unto the ground" makes no sense textually. And Lamentations 5:10 their skin became black as if burned. It was an effect that made their skin black, thus they are not initially black. A better rendering of the Hebrew terms is "Our skin is black like an oven, Because of the burning heat of famine". You are taking Scripture out of context and twisting it to teach false doctrines. Again, I AGREE that Christ WAS NOT a White Man. But He WAS NOT a Black Man either. As most say, the color of His skin doesnt matter. But if we are honest, Christ is neither white nor black. But Jewish. a darker complexion, yes. But not black.
Posted by: Rudy | March 16, 2010 at 07:35 AM
Rudy your angry reaction to this blog exemplifies why I launched it.
It is obvious in the face of historical and biblical facts that most Caucasians like yourself who are geographically ignorant of where Jerusalem and Egypt are located
refuse to investigate and read about the original Black Jews and therefore you won't accept the truth.
For Starters, most historians would assume that in the part of the world where Jesus lived, people would be darker skinned. In addition one must consider the biblical passage written by Matthew:
2:13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
It is unlikely that Jesus, Joseph and Mary would have been able to be hidden in a land of the darker skinned Egyptians if they were Caucasian.
Rudy if you are willing to face the truth,
please investigate what the Egyptians really looked like. And in your quite moments the truth will come to you and maybe you will let go of your angry thought that Jesus for you could be anything else but Black.
Posted by: Charles | March 16, 2010 at 10:46 AM
I am a caucasion Baptist male. I believe Jesus was neither white nor black and was possibly both, being a Jew while walking on this earth. But that's not what is so important. I believe his spirit's color is more important than his earthly package. That's right. I believe all of our spirits are the same color when we get to Heaven. Race will not matter. We will be the same. There is only one race - the Human race. No black, white, yellow, brown, red, green, purple, etc. It won't matter, so why should it matter now? The stories and lessons contained in God's Holy Word apply to everyone, not just white people, or black, or whatever color you wish to identify yourself. God does not see color, only character, and so should we. We are one in the Spirit. Amen. <><
Posted by: Eric | November 12, 2010 at 04:36 PM
Eric, you are avoiding the facts. I'm sure that you agree, facts do matter in life and religion. Despite this false Caucasian image for centuries being presented throughout the world, its was never an issue until biblical research and modern science has proven otherwise.
Now some good Christian people like your self are saying, why should it matter. It matters when there are people who in refusing to face the truth created the lie in the first place. And those like yourself who are uncomfortable with the truth, would rather believe the lie.
There is no question that God's word applies to everyone regardless of color.Sadly there are those who still falsely believe that God hold's some in more esteem than others based on skin color. Remember slave holders, in the name of their Christianity, believed it was their divine, God given
right to have slaves.
Thank you for your honest comments.
Posted by: Charles | November 13, 2010 at 12:07 PM
I am posting more food for thought. Are Tiger Woods, Barack Obama, and others of color just black? No, they are a combination of colors that makes them an entire new race altogether. We are all of mixed heritage except for some who purer bloodlines than others. The only pure black people are in Africa. As for caucasions like me, there is no such thing as a pure caucasion.
Posted by: Eric | November 15, 2010 at 12:42 AM
Eric I don't quit understand the point you're trying to make within the context of this site. But let's look at what you're saying. Barack Obama says he's Black because that's his point of reference and his life experience. That's also why he chose to marry a beautiful Black women.
Tiger Woods by all of his words and actions
wants to be viewed as anything but Black. But Barack says, "If I was on a street corner trying to hale a cab, there would be no doubt what the cab drivers would consider me. This would also be the case with Tiger if he were honest with himself.
Most Black families, including my own, have Black family members who represent the skin color and hair spectrum. These are vestiges of slavery. But all see themselves as Black.
Being Black is not just a color, it is a point of reference. How you see yourself. If Jesus were alive today, he to would have a hard time getting a cab because by all
biblical and scientific proof, he too would be viewed as Black.
Posted by: Charles | November 15, 2010 at 04:09 PM
I must say that I know and believe that Jesus is black. In the new testament of the bible in in several different books states something about him being black. I think that most people are afraid of the truth or just don't wanna know the truth. I am coptic and we believe that Jesus is a black man. I have had many people to tell me that he is not black and really try to convince me that Jesus did not have a color. But could not explain to me what the verse means , like in the first chapter of (Revelation 1:14) His hair was like wool. Than I had many to say well he was a Jew ok there are black Jews as well. I pray that people will get the desire to want know the truth.
Posted by: Tinika | November 15, 2010 at 10:48 PM
"Good Times clip is awesome",alot of comedy from that era isn't as funny today,but Good Times is different what great TV.The Black Jesus clip was great comedy..still after 30 years it made me laugh..
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Posted by: Ellie Johnson | February 09, 2011 at 05:22 PM
Of course Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour,
the son of God is black! And this is a white Preacher telling you this!Yes, the Christ is Black! Deal with it!Not only is Jesus black, but so was Adam and Eve and most, though not all personalities of the bible!Surprised? You should not be! When Christianity was brought from Africa to Europe, no one at that time had a problem with the fact that Christ is black. Over the centuries, Christ was "changed" to a white man by the european religious figures to fit their idea of what he shoud be. After all, they did not want the masses worshipping a black man! I know Christ is black, not think he is.NOTICE THE IS. HE IS STILL BLACK AS HE WAS WHEN HE WAS WALKING THIS EARTH. CHRIST NEVER CHANGES! The truth will be revealed to all at his coming. You will see the Black Christ in his glory on the clouds!
I could go on forever, but to what end? if you seek the Lord on this matter earnestly, he will reveal the truth to you!I am as i said a white preacher located in Louisiana.
Concerns or questions? Let me know. I can go into much greater detail. I love all of you in the Lord. Reverend Richard Whitmire, New Horizion Ministries.
I AM A PRISONER OF CHRIST.
I AM A WHITE PREACHER WHO SERVES OUR BLACK LORD! PRAISE AND GLORY BE TO GOD AND HIS SON!
Posted by: richard whitmire | March 13, 2011 at 02:11 PM
this is very deep. i cant believe i been lie to my whole life.
Posted by: shakeena | June 06, 2011 at 06:07 AM
In addition to agreeing that Zephaniah was Black, some read King Solomon's lyrical prose in The Songs of Solomon and conclude that he, too, was a Black man and that this song-like book was devoted to his relationship with the Queen of Sheba. - that is questionable reasoing so i cant accept that argument as to why Jesus was black
"Jesus was definitely a person of color. He was not Anglo or White, but that doesn't mean that he was Black either," adds Dr. Weems, who sees the benefit of dialogue on Blacks in the Bible as long as it does not lead to ethnic chauvinism. - this is exactly my point of view. Jesus was not white, but he probably wasn't black. but we don't want the race of Jesus to lead to ethic chauvinism, which sadly has occurred in some places of the world--typically the midwest. it is unfortunate that those people feel the way that they feel, but like a muslim said on here, Jesus was semetic, yet that does not matter for he was much more than his race. I am not going to argue if he was the son of God or a prophet because we are all entitled to our beliefs, and anyone can believe that he was in fact black but looking through what has been discussed on this site by numerous people, it seems highly unlikely that he was black, but it has definitely been proven that he was not white.
Posted by: Hektor | June 16, 2011 at 02:44 PM
I'm sorry, but does the race of Jesus even bare any actual significance? Spiritually, Jesus is of no particular race. That was merely the form that he took on in the physical world, our world. Nothing more than a physical manifestation to communicate God's word. I do not believe that Jesus took on the physical form of white color or black color. It is not one or the other and most people simply think that dark skin automatically means black and if you aren't dark-skinned, you're white.
This is far from the truth. People of Middle-Eastern decent, including the birthplace of Jesus Christ, are not necessarily considered black but obviously have darker skin than white people but lighter skin than black people. I really think it is being blown out of proportion. The primary reason that Jesus is propagandized as being of white decent is merely because Christianity saw it's largest spread in countries that were primarily white. Artists in these countries naturally sculpted and painted Jesus the way they knew, in the form of a white man. The same was done with saints and angels. This art obviously fueled the stereotypical depiction of Jesus being white in modern day society. Because it is white-majority countries who were raised seeing pictures and sculptures of Jesus being white that often preached and traveled more-so than other countries.
I do not believe in any way that it is something of racial significance that led to the depiction of Jesus being white. I think it is merely how it has been seen for a very long time due to our ancestors improper depictions. They had never seen Jesus and most of them knew very little other than what they had been taught by foreigners who spoke with broken English (or other languages). So in short, I believe Jesus was merely middle-eastern and had the typical darkly tinted skin that you often see in that area of the world. Furthermore, I do not believe that Jesus was purposefully depicted as being white for the purpose of racial segregation or racial stereotyping. You may also say that it could be due to what little influence Christianity has on the African continent. Very few people in Africa are Christian and that obviously led to people with white heritage ensuring that the idea of Jesus be known abroad and that has led to a minor misconception in his physical appearance which holds very little significance in the first place.
I'd like for us all to just agree that God and Jesus have blessed those who believe in them and their grace and that so long as the heavenly father holds no grudge against a particular race, we have no right to either. God blesses all of his children equally.
Posted by: Eeeh | September 01, 2011 at 10:34 PM
All I know and understand is that Jesus was a jew as the jews were God's first people, I am neither black or white but a child of the most high,we should not fall into the trap as others who try to bring God down to our level by making him like us, he came down to make us like him.We must be transformed, renewed, reborn, not him. He already came down so that we would rise up.
Thank you
Posted by: richard | October 26, 2011 at 07:20 AM
I agree with this post 100% I am sixteen years old and I think that Jesus was Black. the Bible will tell you that too! Jesus had wooly hair and burned skin and Revelation said so! I read the Bible and all the Isaelites were Black Africans! Whites didn't come in the Bible until the Romans came and enslaved the Israelits. The Romans were Whites. There is no way that Jesus was ever White but he was a Black Jew.
Posted by: adeen | November 05, 2011 at 12:57 AM
i believe jesus was black'where ever you see a person with black hair that is a black person because this are inharitant gyns from our ancestors. this clarify black jesus.
Posted by: edwardo modandos | November 27, 2011 at 05:46 PM
People would always debate Jesus Christ being black, whites as well as our own people. The white image of Christ which really is ceaser borgias of rome has destroyed our people to the point our people will defend the so called white race (which is really the edomites descendants from Esau)in the black holocaust destroying our people literally and spiritually. The reason why they debate the image of Christ is because if Christ is black then that would make the so called jewish people impostures. In fact the jews claiming to be jews are not according to rev 2:9 and rev 3:9. The true biblical Israelites are the so called blacks, so called Hispanics and so called Native American Indians. For breaking God's laws it was prophesied that we would go into slavery according Deuteronomy 28:15-68 We have a website WWW.ISRAELUNITE.ORG where we show through the bible and archeology that we are the true Israelite and we are in the midst of the restoration period of the twelve tribes awakening back to our true identity.
Posted by: Joel ben Israel | December 09, 2011 at 06:49 PM
http://israelunite.org/?p=1916 the biblical image of Christ in the scriptures. Christ would be considered an so called African American in modern times. The blacks in America are from the tribe of Judah just like Christ. See the biblical messiah reveal on our website. The twelve tribes of Israel broken down which are the so called blacks Hispanics and native American Indians.
Posted by: Joel ben Israel | December 09, 2011 at 06:54 PM
The bible has been destroyed through religion. All through out the scriptures it talks about the twelve tribes of Israel being oppressed and going from one captivity to another as a people. The religion Christianity and Catholicism forced on our people in slavery to worship the image of the beast according to rev 13:15 (which is ceaser borgias of rome)and forced on us christianity.God never gave religion he gave laws to the twelve tribes. The question is who are the twelve tribes of Israel come check out our website which proves without a doubt that the twelve tribes are the children of the 1492 slave trade which are the so called Hispanics and so called Native American Indians as well as the Negroes in the 1619 transatlantic slave trade. This history has been kept from us to keep us from our true identity as the biblical Israelite. http://israelunite.org/who-i-am
Posted by: Joel ben Israel | December 09, 2011 at 07:05 PM
Here is the true identity of the twelve tribes of Israel. It was prophesied in Jeremiah 17:4 And though even, even thyself, shalt discontinue from our heritage that I gave thee;and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn forever. Our true heritage has been discontinued from our true biblical names. We are the only people in history which had their identities completely changed as well as their language. JUDAH- American Blacks
BENJAMIN- West Indian Blacks
LEVI- Haitians
SIMEON- Dominicans
ZEBULON- Black Indians Guatemala to Panama(Mayans)
EPHRAIM- Puerto Ricans
MANASSEH- Cubans
GAD- Native-American Indians
REUBEN- Seminole Indians
ASHER- Columbia to Uruguay (Incas)
ISSACHAR- Mexicans (Aztecs)
NAPTHALI- Argentina/Chile
http://israelunite.org/the-two-kingdoms-of-israel
Posted by: Joel ben Israel | December 09, 2011 at 07:18 PM
Jesus was born in Bethlehem. His parents were jewish. He was sent to be a servant . It was said that he appeared to me average in appearance, like the common man. JESUS WAS A JEW. Period how you think he is of African descent is beyond me . Open your bibles and read.
Posted by: Jarrad | January 23, 2012 at 05:03 AM
Jarrad,
Your angry denial does not refute the facts I have presented here under the link "Proof BlackJesus." Obviously you refuse to take the time to read.
If you have facts to the contrary, present them. Oviously your response posed here is based solely on your false belief that Jesus could be anything else than white. Hopefully your level of belief is not based solely on skin color.
Posted by: Black Jesus.com | January 23, 2012 at 09:19 AM
I have just stumbled upon this fascinating site. I am a white Christian, but I am open to the idea that Jesus could have been a black man. I have also heard the intriguing legend that the original Israelites were black.
It doesn't matter to me what colour he was. When Jesus said 'I and my father are one and the same and ye are all my brethren, these things I do, you can do also, and much more, if you have but the faith of a mustard seed, say to the mountain move, and it will move, only believe and it shall be so.' His message could not have been clearer. We are all God's children, regardless of race, colour, or creed, and when we judge each other, hate each other, persecute and kill each other and dare to say we do it in his name, that must surely break his heart. For Jesus also said, 'Love one another, as I have loved you.' Maybe we should give that a try, instead of falling out over incidental details of race and colour.
By the way, does anybody out there know anything about the beliefs of the Thomas Christians of Goa? Apparently, St Thomas settled in Goa around 22 years after Jesus death on the cross and when the Portuguese missionaries turned up in the fifteenth century, they were horrified to find the locals practicing a form of Christianity that differed greatly from mainstream catholic teachings and a lot of the original manuscripts dating back to the time of Thomas were burned, along with any poor souls convicted of so-called 'heresy'. I would love to know what the differences in their beliefs were and why they provoked such a reaction. Does anyone have any ideas?
Posted by: Joyce W | January 28, 2012 at 12:41 PM
I'm going to make a comment even though I know it will be deleted. I am white, and I was raised to be accepting of all people regardless of the color of their skin, and not to judge anyone by their appearance. Why then is it so important what color Jesus was? Why does it even matter. Perhaps the reason we don't have any likenesses of Jesus is because God didn't want us to bicker over what color he was. This way he could belong to all races.
I find a lot of the comments on this site very racist. For instance, "Most white people see Jesus and God as white and this empowers them." This is hateful language. It portrays the white person as always the bad guy. It is not true. The reason white Americans portray Jesus as white is because that is the way his image has been handed down to us through countless generations, going back to medieval times and all the way back to the time of Christ. And perhaps Jesus was portrayed as white to white Europeans because that was the image that they assumed was true, and because they found it easiest to relate to. Whatever the case, whoever was responsible for producing the very first images of Christ were probably working on assumption, rather than knowledge, since Jesus had probably been long dead and there was no record of his actual appearance. I find a lot of the rhetoric on this site harmful to people of all races, because it does not address the issue as Jesus would have wanted it addressed, with love and kindness. The truth is, if you wish to see Jesus as Black, that is fine. If you wish to see him as white or Asian or whatever you wish to see him, that should be fine. He was after all, "Everyman", and representative of all of us. So go ahead and delete, if that is what you wish to do.
Posted by: Ed Logan | January 29, 2012 at 06:25 PM
Ed your missing the most important reason for this site and that's to reveal the biblical and scientific truth that's been hidden, overlooked and denied. What you or I think about what we would like Jesus to look like really doesn't matter. The facts stand on their own merits.
It seems to me you would rather not have the facts presented, but the truth always matters. What is truly hateful is that the truth that Jesus was a dark skin man with wooly continues to be denied. That's why I have presented the facts here. If you have any facts to the contrary, please present them. Peace.
P.S. How did you arrive at this site, if you
weren't wondering what is the truth yourself?
Now that you've found it do you love a dark
skin Jesus or the people that look like him any less?
And not as long as your remarks aren't bigoted,
as some are, I won't delete them.
Posted by: BlackJesus.com | January 29, 2012 at 06:54 PM
of course jesus was "black" or at the most had brown skin, curly hair ("wooly"), and most likely non-caucasian features. The five rivers which locate the garden of eden are not to be found north of the mediterrean sea; but, east-the euphrates to west ancient ethiopia/cush/and later ancient egypt.
Posted by: beverly ann fontenot | March 11, 2012 at 04:09 PM
Yes Jesus could have been black while he walked the earth but that wouldn't make me hate my other brothers and sisters of different races. Jesus is in his glorified state (spirit ) and we worship Him in spirit and in truth. I do believe he was black when he walked the earth. But using history to learn my roots not to be divided. Love you all In Jesus name. Amen
Posted by: Minister Sams | April 16, 2012 at 03:33 PM
Jesus was a composite of many characters, a personified and literally taken form of older belief systems,- that in their many forms have been appropriated by many different peoples, sometimes in indulgently remodeled forms. But please don't perpetuate this by trying to appropriate his concept.. lest i remind you how many, millions of white people have suffered, been oppressed and indeed burned alive under the blue eyed gaze of a white Jesus.
Posted by: tom | April 26, 2012 at 06:05 AM
So you have proved my point Tom, the lie of white Jesus has been a detriment and a curse to all of humanity. The purpose of this blog is to shine a global light on this lie and to call for truth.
Posted by: BlackJesus.com | April 26, 2012 at 02:23 PM
I have been enlightened by most of the posts here. A wise soul once said, 'Though the Bible teaches that God created man in his image and likeness, over the centuries man (because of his desire to justify his wickedness and inhumanity towards his fellow man) has succeeded in creating God in own image and likeness.' I am a Christian and Black, and while it is plausible that Jesus may have been black, the argument over his race is a huge distraction from the central issue of who he was and his message to mankind. Politicising Jesus will breed division, not salvation. Let us focus on - and live true to - his exhortation to love our God and our neighbour as we love ourselves. Leave these arguments to extremists and racists.
Posted by: Austin Inyang | May 08, 2012 at 02:07 PM
Austin while I appreciate your concern, the purpose of this blog is to present truth. I find it interesting that most white Christians never doubted or questioned the appearance of Jesus being in their own image, despite the biblical and scientific facts to the contrary, yet many Black Christians like yourself say why does it matter.
If maintaining the lie matters to them why doesn’t the truth matter to you. The truth my friend always matters.
Most slave masters who considered us less than human went to church on Sunday. and prayed to white Jesus.
What you fail to understand is that this lie is at the heart of white supremacy. If a man doesn’t stand for something, he will fall for anything.
Posted by: BlackJesus.com | May 08, 2012 at 03:19 PM
wow what a bunch of psycho babble is this im hearing hes not white but not black either well what color was heeeeeeee he had to have had some type of color and besides coming from the middle east as i have read doesnt reflect that he was black get the f back the middle east is in AFRICAaaaaaaaa anyone school age kid can tell u that and to top it off JOSEPHUS saw the man Jesus and stated what he looked liked lil over 5 feet tall sscrawny pint size of a man with dark skin and wooly hair and beard....what more proof does one need
Posted by: isaiah israel | June 15, 2012 at 06:16 PM
besides the image of a white jesus was done so that WHITE PEOPLE could see GOD in themselves they couldnt do that with a Blk GOD and so with time the replaced the blk image with that of caesar borgia who was used to be the image of the white JESUS this man caesar borgia was a homosexual murderer and son of a POPE including the fact that before the change all of the images of jesus and not just some but all were blk including the mother and father besides this only the pope prays to a BLK jesus and virgen mary whose story is based on the isis horus osiris myth from egypt there are a lot of metaphysical references from the story that people JUST DONT GET and this is due to white people not having a full understanding of the book of the dead and other writings that were written by spiritually aware blk men and women the white man has brought nothing to this world but death and destruction to the four corners of the world
Posted by: isaiah israel | June 15, 2012 at 06:33 PM
He is the son of GOD, to argue over what skin tone he had is absurdly counterproductive, thats like arguing what nationality GOD himself is and why it even matters is sad beyond measure. I always imagined Jesus as an olive-skinned Jewish man, lets say that he isn't black, would that stop you from believing in him? If you have to apply racial prejudices into believing in Jesus then Im sorry to say you have missed the point of everything he preached altogether and you'll benefit from removing hatred from your heart because it is blinding you from seeing all the beauty in this world. Peace.
Posted by: David | June 19, 2012 at 06:34 AM
David why would you think it's racist to present the facts that Jesus was anything else but white, blond and blue eyed and its not racist that the truth has been hidden and denied? If Jesus skin color didn't matter, why has a false Caucasian image been distributed all over the world. As a true Christian that you present your self to be, why wouldn't you want the truth?
Posted by: BlackJesus.com | June 19, 2012 at 07:23 AM
IF Jesus was the SON of GOD AND was BLACK then reasoning shows us GOD TOO MUST BE BLACK ! think about it !
Posted by: Earle Allen | September 09, 2012 at 12:31 AM
According to primary Muslim/Islamic sources Jesus was BLACK SKINNED
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمَكِّيُّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الزُّهْرِيُّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ لَا وَاللَّهِ مَا قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِعِيسَى أَحْمَرُ وَلَكِنْ قَالَ بَيْنَمَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ أَطُوفُ بِالْكَعْبَةِ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ آدَمُ سَبْطُ الشَّعَرِ يُهَادَى بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ يَنْطِفُ رَأْسُهُ مَاءً أَوْ يُهَرَاقُ رَأْسُهُ مَاءً فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا قَالُوا ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ فَذَهَبْتُ أَلْتَفِتُ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ أَحْمَرُ جَسِيمٌ جَعْدُ الرَّأْسِ أَعْوَرُ عَيْنِهِ الْيُمْنَى كَأَنَّ عَيْنَهُ عِنَبَةٌ طَافِيَةٌ قُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا قَالُوا هَذَا الدَّجَّالُ وَأَقْرَبُ النَّاسِ بِهِ شَبَهًا ابْنُ
قَطَنٍ قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ رَجُلٌ مِنْ خُزَاعَةَ هَلَكَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ
Ibn Umar said, “No! I swear by Allah that the prophet (pbuh) didn’t say that Jesus was light-skinned, but he said ‘While I was asleep, I was walking around the Kaaba when I saw a black-skinned man with kinky hair between two men. I asked who the man was and I was told that he was Isa (Jesus) the son of Meryem.’…”
Bukhari (hadith number 3185)
Posted by: Ibrahim | October 12, 2012 at 12:26 AM
Yes he was of was black bronze is actually blueblack not a brown his true name is yahsuha and gods true name is yahweh
Posted by: noah overton | October 16, 2012 at 06:53 AM
This planet belongs to the black race originally i recommend to get the book of enoch it is a good book the world religious leaders did not want in the bible there are other parts of the bible missing but the american blacks and those in the cribbeans are the seed of isreal or should i say Yisryl those who are in isreal call their selves ireali never isrealites because they know they are not the true people put all of the history together
Posted by: noahoverton | October 16, 2012 at 07:00 AM