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    Why Black Jesus Made My Grandmother Uncomfortable

    by A.J. Verdelle Dec 24, 2023 5 minutes
    Source: Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani. Source: Getty.

    The Washington, D.C., my sisters and I grew up in was known as Chocolate City for good reason. As Black children in the city then, we were a majority. We sauntered from school to store to home to kickball field, oblivious to our segregation. When I was a tween, and just beginning to be conscious about the giving of gifts, my sisters and I were Christmas shopping at one of the festive pop-up markets in our corner of the city. We found a stellar gift for one of our grandmothers, which we knew for sure she would love. We knew for sure because of her religiosity.

    No one was more openly devoted to the will of the Lord than Ma Jones, our father’s motherMabel Irene Young Jones was her name. She traveled very

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