In 1877, a stained-glass window depicted Jesus as Black for the first time − a scholar of visual images unpacks its history and significance. Really!

The speculation about the skin color of Jesus is very, very old! However, since Jesus most likely was a Jew, his skin color was probably not very dark. 

Does the skin color matter here? Not one iota! One of the least important aspects of all regarding Jesus! 

The popular and incessant obsession with skin color in our time is a curse!

I know at least for 40 years that some black Americans think Jesus was black too (so was Cleopatra).

Maybe one day the famous shroud of Turin will conclusively reveal what skin color Jesus was. Caution: satire.

"A stained-glass window, donated in 1877 to a church in Rhode Island, shows Jesus as a dark-skinned man. Most Western depictions portrayed him as a European, with light skin and sometimes even with blue eyes. A Black Jesus at this time was unknown. ..."

In 1877, a stained-glass window depicted Jesus as Black for the first time − a scholar of visual images unpacks its history and significance

A stained glass window showing a dark-skinned Jesus Christ is heading to a Memphis museum