Mormon priesthood/temple ban
Mormon leader’s apology for racist remarks does not go far enough
By Jana Riess — February 16, 2022
(RNS) — Brad Wilcox, a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has apologized — sort of — for one part of his remarks earlier this month. But it doesn't go far enough.
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.
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.
Mormons celebrate African American members and 40th anniversary of historic announcement
By Jana Riess — May 31, 2018
June marks the 40th anniversary of the reversal of Mormonism's race-based priesthood/temple restriction, and the month is chock-full of events celebrating the importance of black Mormons.
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