A long-overlooked stained glass window created for a small Rhode Island church 147 years ago has been identified as a historic, first-of-its-kind depiction of Jesus as a Black man.

A stained-glass window, donated in 1877 to a church in Rhode Island, shows Jesus as a dark-skinned man. Skip to Article. ... two sisters named Mary and Martha and their brother Lazarus.

A nearly 150-year-old stained-glass church window that depicts a dark-skinned Jesus Christ interacting with women in New Testament scenes has stirred up questions about race.

A stained-glass window from a shuttered Rhode Island church depicting Jesus as dark-skinned is stirring up fresh scrutiny of the role of race and gender in 19th-century New England.

The 1877 window may be the first public works to depict Jesus Christ and the gospel women Mary and Martha as people of color. ... For decades, the stained-glass window hid in plain sight. ...

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield is suing the City of Northampton after the city issued a stop-work order to prevent the removal of stained glass windows from a closed downtown church.

A nearly 150-year-old stained-glass church window in Rhode Island that depicts a dark-skinned Jesus Christ interacting with women in New Testament scenes — known to many as the “Black Gospel ...