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Members of the Black 14 and food bank volunteers pose for a photo together, all wearing green safety vests.

Former college football players team up with the Church to donate food in Atlanta

The Church partnered with the Black 14 Philanthropy and College Football Hall of Fame to donate 36,000 pounds of food.

Podcasts

One man describes his journey from ‘Panther to Priesthood’

Ed Willis’s life began in a place literally called “The Lower Bottom.” Drugs, Alcohol, Prostitution—you name it, and it could be found in the lower bottom. Ed was always searching for something.

Latter-day Saint Life

5 things 2 Latter-day Saint moms with children of color want you to know

By Sheryl Ellsworth and Emily McCormick

Sheryl Ellsworth and Emily McCormick wrote, “We came together as mothers of children of color to [offer] five things we would hope others could learn about race and racism.”

Race Issues Tackled in Latest Saints & Soldiers Film

By Jenny Spencer Hunt

When film producer Adam Abel and director Ryan Little came up with the idea to make a short film about Mormons during WWII, they had no idea that it would turn into a beloved film franchise—with three films, no less.

Help build a monument to Black pioneers with the Green Flake benefit concert and film virtual watch parties

In 1847, a teenage Green Flake, as an enslaved person, was sent to trek 1,500 miles across the Western frontier to prepare a path for the pioneer trek of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Green Flake helped pave the way for over 70,000+ to follow—the largest pioneer migration in American history.

Latter-day Saint Life

Church Updates, Adds New Topics to Gospel Topics

By LDS Living

The Church has recently updated multiple Gospel Topics and added new ones to its website.

Latter-day Saint Life

Why Famous African-American Leader Booker T. Washington Defended Mormonism

By Trent Toone

In April 1913, Booker T. Washington did The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a favor.

Latter-day Saint Life

Why Revelations Can Be Confusing (and Even Get Misinterpreted)

What a fascinating insight into how God speaks with His children through revelation.

Lesson Helps

Young Women Lesson 12: The Blessings of the Priesthood

Manual 3; Supplement from "The Power of the Priesthood" by Boyd K. Packer

Latter-day Saint Life

"It's Because You're Black": Church Article Challenges Our Assumptions, Helps Us Look Forward with Faith

What a powerful testimony from this Latter-day Saint and a fellow sister in the Church: "My faith is in God. . . . I don’t think I could live my life as well or as happily if I weren’t a member of the Church. Thanks to the Savior and His gospel, I can become better and find peace through any struggle I have."