SALT LAKE CITY 9 June 2008 Close to 3,000 people packed the Salt Lake Tabernacle last night to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ action in June 1978 to extend its lay priesthood to men of all races.

Church leaders and members, including many who are African American, spoke to those attending the gathering. The celebration also featured musical selections from a choir led by Mormon Tabernacle Choir music director, Mack Wilberg, and soloist Alex Boye.

http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/unity-and-gratitude-emphasized-at-30th-anniversary-of-priesthood-revelation

Mormons to mark 30 years of blacks in priesthood

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gizVEnP-UIf95V2CcjYOUMrJlQ-AD915CFHO0

Questions Raised in the Public Square by Dana Lynn King in Meridian

http://www.ldsmag.com/ideas/080609dvd.html

Latter-day Saints examine racial history by Dana Lynn King in St Louis Dispatch
http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/civil-religion/race/2008/06/latter-day-saints-examine-racial-history/ 

Salt Lake Tribune articles about blacks and the Church for the 30th anniversary:

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_9497769  (Mormon and Black)

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_9525797 (Why did it take so long?)

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_9497773  (Black voices)

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_9497771  (Vanna Cox)

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_9497768  (Darius Gray)

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_9497767  (Amram Musungu)

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_9497770  (Jesse Stott)

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_9497772  (Edmon Washington)