legacy of Mormon racism
I’m the collateral damage of Mormon racism and homophobia
By Jana Riess — January 19, 2024
(RNS) — 'Everyone knew before I did that the church was white on purpose,' writes guest columnist Carlene Fraser. 'The Saints they were 'perfecting' didn’t look like me. Think like me.'
Racism at BYU is a problem, study finds
By Jana Riess — March 3, 2021
(RNS) — Mormonism's flagship university has issued a self-critical report of its own racism and lack of diversity.
General Conference would be a good time for the LDS church to apologize to the Black community
By Kristin Lowe — September 28, 2020
(RNS) — ‘Racist statements and policies were once made by prophets and apostles, and we specifically need prophets and apostles to overturn them now,’ says guest columnist Kristin Lowe.
Renaming BYU buildings after non-racists, and other ways to dismantle white supremacy in Mormonism
By Jana Riess — June 19, 2020
Joanna Brooks's new book on the legacy of white supremacy in Mormonism could not have been published at a more significant moment.
The white privilege of U.S. Mormons
By Jana Riess — June 3, 2020
Lives are at stake here. It’s time to get out of the 1980s and do the hard, hard work of listening to—and acting on—what people of color have to say.
A survival guide to the 2020 Book of Mormon “Come Follow Me” curriculum
By Jana Riess — January 24, 2020
While we’re taking out the racist part of the manual that everyone is rightly complaining about, could we just burn down the entire "Come Follow Me" curriculum and start from scratch?
Forty years on, most US Mormons still believe the racist priesthood/temple ban was God’s will
By Jana Riess — June 11, 2018
It's been 40 years since Mormons changed their racially based priesthood/temple ban. Yet new research shows that even now, most Mormons think the ban was God's will.
Black Mormon students respond to LDS Church’s “Be One” celebration
By Jana Riess — June 6, 2018
"The Be One celebration is a step in the right direction for the LDS Church," says a young African American Mormon, one of three guest respondents today. But the bigger task is to take its message about countering racism to every single congregation.
The new face of Mormon racism
By Jana Riess — May 30, 2017
The social media hashtag #DearWhiteMormons was supposed to give Mormons of color a chance to share their experiences. But some angry white Mormons blasted back.
Mormon priesthood, racism, and following the prophet
By Jana Riess — March 23, 2015
Defending the priesthood ban as a righteous doctrine just so we can protect our need for to worship an idol that's predictable and in keeping with our own expectations is a violation of the first commandment.
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