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Randall Silas – New Bishop in Hattiesburg MS

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

Silas 1st African-American to hold position (in Hattiesburg MS)
Hattiesburg American
August 29, 2009

Randall Silas is the new bishop of a Hattiesburg congregation of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints…

…Silas said he hopes his new position will encourage other blacks to
explore the Mormon church, but “I would hope that no one would base
their spiritual …

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20090829/LIFESTYLE/908290329

Marvin Perkins Answers Questions for Times and Seasons

Monday, May 25th, 2009
Marc Bohn, May 20, 2009
Marvin Perkins has graciously agreed to answer a few questions from Times & Seasons. Brother Perkins is a Latter-day Saint music producer who is currently the Public Affairs Co-chair for the Genesis Group and who has worked to nurture understanding between African Americans and Latter-day Saints …
Part 1
http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2009/05/12-questions-for-marvin-perkins-part-one/  
 
Part 2
http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2009/05/12-questions-for-marvin-perkins-part-two/

 Part 3
http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2009/05/12-questions-for-marvin-perkins-part-three/

A Religious Portrait of African-Americans by The Pew Forum

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

The Pew Forum has published an extension report on the religious beliefs, practices, and affiliations of African-Americans.

While the U.S. is generally considered a highly religious nation, African-Americans are markedly more religious on a variety of measures than the U.S. population as a whole, including level of affiliation with a religion, attendance at religious services, frequency of prayer and religion’s importance in life.

See A Religious Portrait of African-Americans by The Pew Forum.