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In Search of Black Jesus

In an excerpt from his new book I’d Rather We Got Casinos and Other Black Thoughts, The Daily Show correspondent explores Biblical signs of Jesus’ “homey heritage.”

Larry Wilmore

Published Feb. 12 2009 1:15AM EST

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For many blacks, the question of whether or not Jesus was black is not a provocative issue.

Larry Wilmore

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