Black Mormons
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Search complete. 60 mentions across 4 episodes found for "Black Mormons".
Oct 23, 2026
CliftonHOST
Yeah, and I was
speaker_5GUEST
just, in my mind, I was like, I had never seen a Black Mormon.
speaker_5GUEST
I think the only Black Mormon I saw was that lady on Love After Lockup with the stiff-ass wig.
speaker_5GUEST
You can always tell by the hair,
CharlesHOST
Layla.
PrincessHOST
Their stature in the community, right
ChyGUEST
... where like Black people are put on the like you're, the o- a Black Mormon can only ascend to like one step over the heaven that serial killers go to.
PrincessHOST
What? [laughs] What? Why are there so many Black...
PrincessHOST
Well, in, in percentages, there are not a lot of them, but why are so many Black people Mormons? Is it just where they live?
Lindsay Hansen ParkHOST
The succession of federally appointed governors who followed him were largely ignored or marginalized or run out of town on a rail.
Lindsay Hansen ParkHOST
Young controlled the legislature through the People's Party, controlled the courts through the Mormon judges and the probate system, controlled the police with men like Andrew Burt, and he signed letters and was addressed as Pope.
Lindsay Hansen ParkHOST
President Young, the cannon was a good checkmate from the U.S. government.
Bryan BuchananHOST
Power and counterpower, faith and suspicion watching each other.
Lindsay Hansen ParkHOST
Hi, this is Lindsay Hansen Park.
Bryan BuchananHOST
And this is Bryan Buchanan.
Lindsay Hansen ParkHOST
Bringing you the story of Mormonism from the shadow of the Everlasting Hills, straight out of Zion.
Lindsay Hansen ParkHOST
This isn't your grandpa's Mormon history.
John DehlinHOST
Okay.
John DehlinHOST
And I think there is a ward – historically that the church created i don't know if it was to segregate the black people or to give them a sense of community in our you know we've talked about it the derise gray margaret young interview early on in mormon stories talks about it the the matt harris series talks about it as well i think it's double-edged i think it's it's meant a lot to black mormons in utah over the years and i also think it's been a place for segregation honestly
Mariama NadwornaGUEST
I agree that.
Mariama NadwornaGUEST
And that's the conclusion that I kind of came to at the time.
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John DehlinHOST
She serves a mission and then she can't get the good job again.
John DehlinHOST
Just so much you've been carrying so much baggage and you haven't been given all the information.
John DehlinHOST
It kind of makes sense that maybe what that means is part of the way to explain the miracle of how long you lasted as a Black Mormon immigrant was because you were indoctrinated with fear.
John DehlinHOST
Because how else can you explain how long you were able to remain a faithful, committed member if it weren't partially by the fact that you didn't have informed consent, you weren't taught a lot of the problems, But then you were also taught to have fear.