Black Mormons You Might Not Know About

George Romney

Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel and Chairman of the National Black Republican Association (NBRA) Frances Rice has an interesting blog post on prominent black Mormons. Yes, they exist, which should put an end to  the whole liberal 'Mormons are racist' theory. If they felt unwelcome, I'm sure they would not bother to join the Mormon Church.

I'm sure you will be as surprised as I was.

Democrats consistently push the false narrative that Mormons are racist, while ignoring the existence of black Mormons. Then, hypocritically, Democrats demean black Mormons who step into the spotlight. Witness how Democrats trashed Mia Love, the mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah, and the Republican Party nominee for the United States House of Representatives in Utah's 4th congressional district. An article that describes the despicable treatment of Mayor Love is "Hate-Filled Screeds Appear on Mia Love's Wikipedia Page" by Patrick Hobin.

Another article is "Sick: Wikipedia entry calls Mia Love 'dirty, worthless whore' and 'House Nigger'". Among the black Mormons not in the political arena and largely ignored is Gladys Knight who became a Mormon in 1998 after her son Jimmy and his wife and children did so. Ms. Knight was successful as an R&B singer in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She now writes and performs Mormon Gospel music. Sam Warren of "The Drifters", another famous black R&B group of the 1960s and 1970s, also became a Mormon. A well-known black personality who is also a Mormon is the famous college and NFL football hero Burgess Owens. NBA All-Star player Thurl Bailey became a Mormon, too, and now composes Mormon music.

An intriguing historical personality is deceased LeRoy Eldridge Cleaver who went from being a Black Panther to Black Mormon. Mr. Cleaver was the Minister of Information in the early Black Panther Party, a combination of Black Nationalism and Marxism. In 1968, he wrote "Soul on Ice" which became an international bestseller and was once considered the "Manifesto" of black nationalists and white radicals.

Read the rest here.