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Friday, October 29, 2004

Ananova - Jesus 'named black icon'

Ananova - Jesus 'named black icon': "Jesus has been named No1 black icon of all time.
Ethnic paper New Nation asked experts to list the 100 most important figures in black history.
They put the Son of God - traditionally portrayed as white - at the top of the list.
New Nation editor Michael Eboda argued that the Bible describes Christ as 'dark skinned' - and that 2,000 years ago, the people of Bethlehem were a 'mix of Ethiopians, Egyptians and Babylonians, all mixed with people from central Africa.'
He said: 'Jesus was more likely to be black than anything else.'
Church of England spokesman Lou Henderson added to the confusion, saying: 'In fact Jesus was a Palestinian Jew.'
Runner-up was US civil rights hero Dr Martin Luther King reports The Sun.
Top Brit at No7 was Crimean war nurse Mary Seacole."

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