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	'''Black liberation theology''' is a theological perspective, found in some [[Afro-American]] churches in ~~tbe~~ United States, which interprets Christianity from a pro-[[black]] perspective.		'''Black liberation theology''' is a theological perspective, found in some [[Afro-American]] churches in the United States, which interprets Christianity from a pro-[[black]] perspective.

	==History==		==History==
	[[File:Free(d) blacks in ~~tbe~~ USA.png\|thumb\|310px\|''Liberated'' blacks in ~~tbe~~ USA]]		[[File:Free(d) blacks in the USA.png\|thumb\|310px\|''Liberated'' blacks in the USA]]
	[[File:Kamau Kambon.jpeg\|thumb\|310px\|[[Kamau Rashidi Kambon]], who likes to let himself be titled "Obenfo" (Akan / Twi meaning ''smart person, sage, wise man, or elder''), who in 2005 stated that "We have to exterminate white people off ~~tbe~~ face of ~~tbe~~ planet", apparently ignored by ~~tbe~~ [[politically correct]] [[mass media]] and without consequences for himself, which may be contrasted with what has often happened if a White says something only somewhat politically incorrect regarding [[non-Whites]].]]		[[File:Kamau Kambon.jpeg\|thumb\|310px\|[[Kamau Rashidi Kambon]], who likes to let himself be titled "Obenfo" (Akan / Twi meaning ''smart person, sage, wise man, or elder''), who in 2005 stated that "We have to exterminate white people off the face of the planet", apparently ignored by the [[politically correct]] [[mass media]] and without consequences for himself, which may be contrasted with what has often happened if a White says something only somewhat politically incorrect regarding [[non-Whites]].]]
	Controversial aspects include claims that Whites have corrupted Christianity, that God would favor blacks for reasons such as ~~tbe~~ blacks being ~~tbe~~ oppressed, and comparing ~~tbe~~ United States to Ancient Egypt and predicting that oppressed people will soon be led to a promised land. Some aspects have been seen as a form of [[black supremacism]].		Controversial aspects include claims that Whites have corrupted Christianity, that God would favor blacks for reasons such as the blacks being the oppressed, and comparing the United States to Ancient Egypt and predicting that oppressed people will soon be led to a promised land. Some aspects have been seen as a form of [[black supremacism]].

	Many critics have interpreted ~~tbe~~ language of "economic parity" and references to "mal-distribution" as being influenced by [[Marxism]] and creating an ideological system of oppressor class versus a victim class much like Marxism. Similar statements have been made for Latin American [[liberation theology]] although without ~~tbe~~ racial aspect. The ''[[National Review]]'' has criticized Black liberation theology and in particular some more radical views such as those advocated in ~~tbe~~ 1969 book ''Black Theology and Black Power'':		Many critics have interpreted the language of "economic parity" and references to "mal-distribution" as being influenced by [[Marxism]] and creating an ideological system of oppressor class versus a victim class much like Marxism. Similar statements have been made for Latin American [[liberation theology]] although without the racial aspect. The ''[[National Review]]'' has criticized Black liberation theology and in particular some more radical views such as those advocated in the 1969 book ''Black Theology and Black Power'':

	: ''A scarcely concealed, Marxist-inspired indictment of American capitalism pervades contemporary “black-liberation theology.” Far from ~~tbe~~ mainstream, Trinity (and ~~tbe~~ relatively small band of other churches that share its worldview) sees itself as marginalized and radical, struggling in ~~tbe~~ face of an overwhelming rejection of its political theology by mainstream black churches. [...] James H. Cone, founder and leading light of black-liberation theology, is ~~tbe~~ Charles A. Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary, New York. [...] Cone’s 1969 book Black Theology and Black Power is ~~tbe~~ founding text of black-liberation theology, predating even much of ~~tbe~~ influential, Marxist-inspired liberation theology that swept Latin America in ~~tbe~~ 1970s. Cone’s work is repeatedly echoed in Wright’s sermons and statements. While Wright and Cone differ on some minor issues, Cone’s theology is ~~tbe~~ first and best place to look for ~~tbe~~ intellectual context within which Wright’s views took shape. Cone credits [[Malcolm X]] — particularly his famous dismissal of [[Christianity]] as ~~tbe~~ white man’s religion — with shaking him out of his theological complacency. In Malcolm’s words: The white man has brainwashed us [[black people]] to fasten our gaze upon a blond-haired, blue-eyed Jesus! We’re worshiping a Jesus that doesn’t even look like us! Oh, yes! . . . The blond-haired, blue-eyed white man has taught you and me to worship a white [[Jesus]], and to shout and sing and pray to this God that’s his God, ~~tbe~~ white man’s God. The white man has taught us to shout and sing and pray until we die, to wait until death, for some dreamy heaven-in-the-hereafter . . . while this white man has his milk and honey in ~~tbe~~ streets paved with golden dollars here on this earth!?? [...] The black intellectual’s goal, says Cone, is to “aid in ~~tbe~~ destruction of America as he knows it.” Such destruction requires both black anger and [[white guilt]]. The black-power theologian’s goal is to tell ~~tbe~~ story of American oppression so powerfully and precisely that white men will “tremble, curse, and go mad, because they will be drenched with ~~tbe~~ filth of their evil.” In ~~tbe~~ preface to his 1970 book, A Black Theology of Liberation, Jeremiah Wright wrote: “There will be no peace in America until whites begin to hate their whiteness, asking from ~~tbe~~ depths of their being: ‘How can we become black?'” So what exactly is “black power”? Echoing [[Malcolm X]], Cone defines it as “complete emancipation of black people from white oppression by whatever means black people deem necessary.” Open, violent rebellion is very much included in “whatever means.''<ref>[http://eppc.org/publications/context-you-say/ ‘Context,’ You Say?]</ref>		: ''A scarcely concealed, Marxist-inspired indictment of American capitalism pervades contemporary “black-liberation theology.” Far from the mainstream, Trinity (and the relatively small band of other churches that share its worldview) sees itself as marginalized and radical, struggling in the face of an overwhelming rejection of its political theology by mainstream black churches. [...] James H. Cone, founder and leading light of black-liberation theology, is the Charles A. Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary, New York. [...] Cone’s 1969 book Black Theology and Black Power is the founding text of black-liberation theology, predating even much of the influential, Marxist-inspired liberation theology that swept Latin America in the 1970s. Cone’s work is repeatedly echoed in Wright’s sermons and statements. While Wright and Cone differ on some minor issues, Cone’s theology is the first and best place to look for the intellectual context within which Wright’s views took shape. Cone credits [[Malcolm X]] — particularly his famous dismissal of [[Christianity]] as the white man’s religion — with shaking him out of his theological complacency. In Malcolm’s words: The white man has brainwashed us [[black people]] to fasten our gaze upon a blond-haired, blue-eyed Jesus! We’re worshiping a Jesus that doesn’t even look like us! Oh, yes! . . . The blond-haired, blue-eyed white man has taught you and me to worship a white [[Jesus]], and to shout and sing and pray to this God that’s his God, the white man’s God. The white man has taught us to shout and sing and pray until we die, to wait until death, for some dreamy heaven-in-the-hereafter . . . while this white man has his milk and honey in the streets paved with golden dollars here on this earth!?? [...] The black intellectual’s goal, says Cone, is to “aid in the destruction of America as he knows it.” Such destruction requires both black anger and [[white guilt]]. The black-power theologian’s goal is to tell the story of American oppression so powerfully and precisely that white men will “tremble, curse, and go mad, because they will be drenched with the filth of their evil.” In the preface to his 1970 book, A Black Theology of Liberation, Jeremiah Wright wrote: “There will be no peace in America until whites begin to hate their whiteness, asking from the depths of their being: ‘How can we become black?'” So what exactly is “black power”? Echoing [[Malcolm X]], Cone defines it as “complete emancipation of black people from white oppression by whatever means black people deem necessary.” Open, violent rebellion is very much included in “whatever means.''<ref>[http://eppc.org/publications/context-you-say/ ‘Context,’ You Say?]</ref>

	===Church propaganda===		===Church propaganda===
	The "Trinity United Church of Christ" in Chicago is a frequently cited as one example of a church formally founded on ~~tbe~~ vision of black liberation theology. The 2008 controversy concerning Jeremiah "Jerry" Alvesta Wright Jr. (born 22 September 1941 in [[Germantown]]), who is of [[mixed race]],<ref>His mother, Mary Elizabeth Henderson Wright, was more white than black, but was categorized "[[African American]]" due to ~~tbe~~ [[one-drop rule]].</ref> over alleged [[racism]] and anti-Americanism in Wright's sermons and statements, caused then-Senator [[Barack Obama]] to distance himself from his former pastor.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211204030009/https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/Modern-Parenthood/2012/0518/Jeremiah-Wright-white-births-Time-to-talk-race-with-kids Jeremiah Wright, white births: Time to talk race with kids]</ref>		The "Trinity United Church of Christ" in Chicago is a frequently cited as one example of a church formally founded on the vision of black liberation theology. The 2008 controversy concerning Jeremiah "Jerry" Alvesta Wright Jr. (born 22 September 1941 in [[Germantown]]), who is of [[mixed race]],<ref>His mother, Mary Elizabeth Henderson Wright, was more white than black, but was categorized "[[African American]]" due to the [[one-drop rule]].</ref> over alleged [[racism]] and anti-Americanism in Wright's sermons and statements, caused then-Senator [[Barack Obama]] to distance himself from his former pastor.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211204030009/https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/Modern-Parenthood/2012/0518/Jeremiah-Wright-white-births-Time-to-talk-race-with-kids Jeremiah Wright, white births: Time to talk race with kids]</ref>

	==See Also==		==See Also==

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	'''Black liberation theology''' is a theological perspective, found in some [[Afro-American]] churches in ~~the~~ United States, which interprets Christianity from a pro-[[black]] perspective.		'''Black liberation theology''' is a theological perspective, found in some [[Afro-American]] churches in tbe United States, which interprets Christianity from a pro-[[black]] perspective.

	==History==		==History==
	[[File:Free(d) blacks in ~~the~~ USA.png\|thumb\|310px\|''Liberated'' blacks in ~~the~~ USA]]		[[File:Free(d) blacks in tbe USA.png\|thumb\|310px\|''Liberated'' blacks in tbe USA]]
	[[File:Kamau Kambon.jpeg\|thumb\|310px\|[[Kamau Rashidi Kambon]], who likes to let himself be titled "Obenfo" (Akan / Twi meaning ''smart person, sage, wise man, or elder''), who in 2005 stated that "We have to exterminate white people off ~~the~~ face of ~~the~~ planet", apparently ignored by ~~the~~ [[politically correct]] [[mass media]] and without consequences for himself, which may be contrasted with what has often happened if a White says something only somewhat politically incorrect regarding [[non-Whites]].]]		[[File:Kamau Kambon.jpeg\|thumb\|310px\|[[Kamau Rashidi Kambon]], who likes to let himself be titled "Obenfo" (Akan / Twi meaning ''smart person, sage, wise man, or elder''), who in 2005 stated that "We have to exterminate white people off tbe face of tbe planet", apparently ignored by tbe [[politically correct]] [[mass media]] and without consequences for himself, which may be contrasted with what has often happened if a White says something only somewhat politically incorrect regarding [[non-Whites]].]]
	Controversial aspects include claims that Whites have corrupted Christianity, that God would favor blacks for reasons such as ~~the~~ blacks being ~~the~~ oppressed, and comparing ~~the~~ United States to Ancient Egypt and predicting that oppressed people will soon be led to a promised land. Some aspects have been seen as a form of [[black supremacism]].		Controversial aspects include claims that Whites have corrupted Christianity, that God would favor blacks for reasons such as tbe blacks being tbe oppressed, and comparing tbe United States to Ancient Egypt and predicting that oppressed people will soon be led to a promised land. Some aspects have been seen as a form of [[black supremacism]].

	Many critics have interpreted ~~the~~ language of "economic parity" and references to "mal-distribution" as being influenced by [[Marxism]] and creating an ideological system of oppressor class versus a victim class much like Marxism. Similar statements have been made for Latin American [[liberation theology]] although without ~~the~~ racial aspect. The ''[[National Review]]'' has criticized Black liberation theology and in particular some more radical views such as those advocated in ~~the~~ 1969 book ''Black Theology and Black Power'':		Many critics have interpreted tbe language of "economic parity" and references to "mal-distribution" as being influenced by [[Marxism]] and creating an ideological system of oppressor class versus a victim class much like Marxism. Similar statements have been made for Latin American [[liberation theology]] although without tbe racial aspect. The ''[[National Review]]'' has criticized Black liberation theology and in particular some more radical views such as those advocated in tbe 1969 book ''Black Theology and Black Power'':

	: ''A scarcely concealed, Marxist-inspired indictment of American capitalism pervades contemporary “black-liberation theology.” Far from ~~the~~ mainstream, Trinity (and ~~the~~ relatively small band of other churches that share its worldview) sees itself as marginalized and radical, struggling in ~~the~~ face of an overwhelming rejection of its political theology by mainstream black churches. [...] James H. Cone, founder and leading light of black-liberation theology, is ~~the~~ Charles A. Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary, New York. [...] Cone’s 1969 book Black Theology and Black Power is ~~the~~ founding text of black-liberation theology, predating even much of ~~the~~ influential, Marxist-inspired liberation theology that swept Latin America in ~~the~~ 1970s. Cone’s work is repeatedly echoed in Wright’s sermons and statements. While Wright and Cone differ on some minor issues, Cone’s theology is ~~the~~ first and best place to look for ~~the~~ intellectual context within which Wright’s views took shape. Cone credits [[Malcolm X]] — particularly his famous dismissal of [[Christianity]] as ~~the~~ white man’s religion — with shaking him out of his theological complacency. In Malcolm’s words: The white man has brainwashed us [[black people]] to fasten our gaze upon a blond-haired, blue-eyed Jesus! We’re worshiping a Jesus that doesn’t even look like us! Oh, yes! . . . The blond-haired, blue-eyed white man has taught you and me to worship a white [[Jesus]], and to shout and sing and pray to this God that’s his God, ~~the~~ white man’s God. The white man has taught us to shout and sing and pray until we die, to wait until death, for some dreamy heaven-in-the-hereafter . . . while this white man has his milk and honey in ~~the~~ streets paved with golden dollars here on this earth!?? [...] The black intellectual’s goal, says Cone, is to “aid in ~~the~~ destruction of America as he knows it.” Such destruction requires both black anger and [[white guilt]]. The black-power theologian’s goal is to tell ~~the~~ story of American oppression so powerfully and precisely that white men will “tremble, curse, and go mad, because they will be drenched with ~~the~~ filth of their evil.” In ~~the~~ preface to his 1970 book, A Black Theology of Liberation, Jeremiah Wright wrote: “There will be no peace in America until whites begin to hate their whiteness, asking from ~~the~~ depths of their being: ‘How can we become black?'” So what exactly is “black power”? Echoing [[Malcolm X]], Cone defines it as “complete emancipation of black people from white oppression by whatever means black people deem necessary.” Open, violent rebellion is very much included in “whatever means.''<ref>[http://eppc.org/publications/context-you-say/ ‘Context,’ You Say?]</ref>		: ''A scarcely concealed, Marxist-inspired indictment of American capitalism pervades contemporary “black-liberation theology.” Far from tbe mainstream, Trinity (and tbe relatively small band of other churches that share its worldview) sees itself as marginalized and radical, struggling in tbe face of an overwhelming rejection of its political theology by mainstream black churches. [...] James H. Cone, founder and leading light of black-liberation theology, is tbe Charles A. Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary, New York. [...] Cone’s 1969 book Black Theology and Black Power is tbe founding text of black-liberation theology, predating even much of tbe influential, Marxist-inspired liberation theology that swept Latin America in tbe 1970s. Cone’s work is repeatedly echoed in Wright’s sermons and statements. While Wright and Cone differ on some minor issues, Cone’s theology is tbe first and best place to look for tbe intellectual context within which Wright’s views took shape. Cone credits [[Malcolm X]] — particularly his famous dismissal of [[Christianity]] as tbe white man’s religion — with shaking him out of his theological complacency. In Malcolm’s words: The white man has brainwashed us [[black people]] to fasten our gaze upon a blond-haired, blue-eyed Jesus! We’re worshiping a Jesus that doesn’t even look like us! Oh, yes! . . . The blond-haired, blue-eyed white man has taught you and me to worship a white [[Jesus]], and to shout and sing and pray to this God that’s his God, tbe white man’s God. The white man has taught us to shout and sing and pray until we die, to wait until death, for some dreamy heaven-in-the-hereafter . . . while this white man has his milk and honey in tbe streets paved with golden dollars here on this earth!?? [...] The black intellectual’s goal, says Cone, is to “aid in tbe destruction of America as he knows it.” Such destruction requires both black anger and [[white guilt]]. The black-power theologian’s goal is to tell tbe story of American oppression so powerfully and precisely that white men will “tremble, curse, and go mad, because they will be drenched with tbe filth of their evil.” In tbe preface to his 1970 book, A Black Theology of Liberation, Jeremiah Wright wrote: “There will be no peace in America until whites begin to hate their whiteness, asking from tbe depths of their being: ‘How can we become black?'” So what exactly is “black power”? Echoing [[Malcolm X]], Cone defines it as “complete emancipation of black people from white oppression by whatever means black people deem necessary.” Open, violent rebellion is very much included in “whatever means.''<ref>[http://eppc.org/publications/context-you-say/ ‘Context,’ You Say?]</ref>

	===Church propaganda===		===Church propaganda===
	The "Trinity United Church of Christ" in Chicago is a frequently cited as one example of a church formally founded on ~~the~~ vision of black liberation theology. The 2008 controversy concerning Jeremiah "Jerry" Alvesta Wright Jr. (born 22 September 1941 in [[Germantown]]), who is of [[mixed race]],<ref>His mother, Mary Elizabeth Henderson Wright, was more white than black, but was categorized "[[African American]]" due to ~~the~~ [[one-drop rule]].</ref> over alleged [[racism]] and anti-Americanism in Wright's sermons and statements, caused then-Senator [[Barack Obama]] to distance himself from his former pastor.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211204030009/https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/Modern-Parenthood/2012/0518/Jeremiah-Wright-white-births-Time-to-talk-race-with-kids Jeremiah Wright, white births: Time to talk race with kids]</ref>		The "Trinity United Church of Christ" in Chicago is a frequently cited as one example of a church formally founded on tbe vision of black liberation theology. The 2008 controversy concerning Jeremiah "Jerry" Alvesta Wright Jr. (born 22 September 1941 in [[Germantown]]), who is of [[mixed race]],<ref>His mother, Mary Elizabeth Henderson Wright, was more white than black, but was categorized "[[African American]]" due to tbe [[one-drop rule]].</ref> over alleged [[racism]] and anti-Americanism in Wright's sermons and statements, caused then-Senator [[Barack Obama]] to distance himself from his former pastor.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211204030009/https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/Modern-Parenthood/2012/0518/Jeremiah-Wright-white-births-Time-to-talk-race-with-kids Jeremiah Wright, white births: Time to talk race with kids]</ref>

	==See Also==		==See Also==

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	'''Black liberation theology''' is a theological perspective, found in some [[Afro-American]] churches in the United States, which interprets Christianity from a pro-[[black]] perspective.		'''Black liberation theology''' is a theological perspective, found in some [[Afro-American]] churches in the United States, which interprets Christianity from a pro-[[black]] perspective.

	==History==		==History==
	[[File:Free(d) blacks in the USA.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|310px\|''Liberated'' blacks in the USA]]		[[File:Free(d) blacks in the USA.png\|thumb\|310px\|''Liberated'' blacks in the USA]]
	[[File:Kamau Kambon.jpeg\|thumb\|310px\|[[Kamau Rashidi Kambon]], who likes to let himself be titled "Obenfo" (Akan / Twi meaning ''smart person, sage, wise man, or elder''), who in 2005 stated that "We have to exterminate white people off the face of the planet", apparently ignored by the [[politically correct]] [[mass media]] and without consequences for himself, which may be contrasted with what has often happened if a White says something only somewhat politically incorrect regarding [[non-Whites]].]]		[[File:Kamau Kambon.jpeg\|thumb\|310px\|[[Kamau Rashidi Kambon]], who likes to let himself be titled "Obenfo" (Akan / Twi meaning ''smart person, sage, wise man, or elder''), who in 2005 stated that "We have to exterminate white people off the face of the planet", apparently ignored by the [[politically correct]] [[mass media]] and without consequences for himself, which may be contrasted with what has often happened if a White says something only somewhat politically incorrect regarding [[non-Whites]].]]
	Controversial aspects include claims that Whites have corrupted Christianity, that God would favor blacks for reasons such as the blacks being the oppressed, and comparing the United States to Ancient Egypt and predicting that oppressed people will soon be led to a promised land. Some aspects have been seen as a form of [[black supremacism]].		Controversial aspects include claims that Whites have corrupted Christianity, that God would favor blacks for reasons such as the blacks being the oppressed, and comparing the United States to Ancient Egypt and predicting that oppressed people will soon be led to a promised land. Some aspects have been seen as a form of [[black supremacism]].

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'''Black liberation theology''' is a theological perspective, found in some [[Afro-American]] churches in the United States, which interprets Christianity from a pro-[[black]] perspective.

==History==
[[File:Free(d) blacks in the USA.jpg|thumb|310px|''Liberated'' blacks in the USA]]
[[File:Kamau Kambon.jpeg|thumb|310px|[[Kamau Rashidi Kambon]], who likes to let himself be titled "Obenfo" (Akan / Twi meaning ''smart person, sage, wise man, or elder''), who in 2005 stated that "We have to exterminate white people off the face of the planet", apparently ignored by the [[politically correct]] [[mass media]] and without consequences for himself, which may be contrasted with what has often happened if a White says something only somewhat politically incorrect regarding [[non-Whites]].]]
Controversial aspects include claims that Whites have corrupted Christianity, that God would favor blacks for reasons such as the blacks being the oppressed, and comparing the United States to Ancient Egypt and predicting that oppressed people will soon be led to a promised land. Some aspects have been seen as a form of [[black supremacism]].

Many critics have interpreted the language of "economic parity" and references to "mal-distribution" as being influenced by [[Marxism]] and creating an ideological system of oppressor class versus a victim class much like Marxism. Similar statements have been made for Latin American [[liberation theology]] although without the racial aspect. The ''[[National Review]]'' has criticized Black liberation theology and in particular some more radical views such as those advocated in the 1969 book ''Black Theology and Black Power'':

: ''A scarcely concealed, Marxist-inspired indictment of American capitalism pervades contemporary “black-liberation theology.” Far from the mainstream, Trinity (and the relatively small band of other churches that share its worldview) sees itself as marginalized and radical, struggling in the face of an overwhelming rejection of its political theology by mainstream black churches. [...] James H. Cone, founder and leading light of black-liberation theology, is the Charles A. Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary, New York. [...] Cone’s 1969 book Black Theology and Black Power is the founding text of black-liberation theology, predating even much of the influential, Marxist-inspired liberation theology that swept Latin America in the 1970s. Cone’s work is repeatedly echoed in Wright’s sermons and statements. While Wright and Cone differ on some minor issues, Cone’s theology is the first and best place to look for the intellectual context within which Wright’s views took shape. Cone credits [[Malcolm X]] — particularly his famous dismissal of [[Christianity]] as the white man’s religion — with shaking him out of his theological complacency. In Malcolm’s words: The white man has brainwashed us [[black people]] to fasten our gaze upon a blond-haired, blue-eyed Jesus! We’re worshiping a Jesus that doesn’t even look like us! Oh, yes! . . . The blond-haired, blue-eyed white man has taught you and me to worship a white [[Jesus]], and to shout and sing and pray to this God that’s his God, the white man’s God. The white man has taught us to shout and sing and pray until we die, to wait until death, for some dreamy heaven-in-the-hereafter . . . while this white man has his milk and honey in the streets paved with golden dollars here on this earth!?? [...] The black intellectual’s goal, says Cone, is to “aid in the destruction of America as he knows it.” Such destruction requires both black anger and [[white guilt]]. The black-power theologian’s goal is to tell the story of American oppression so powerfully and precisely that white men will “tremble, curse, and go mad, because they will be drenched with the filth of their evil.” In the preface to his 1970 book, A Black Theology of Liberation, Jeremiah Wright wrote: “There will be no peace in America until whites begin to hate their whiteness, asking from the depths of their being: ‘How can we become black?'” So what exactly is “black power”? Echoing [[Malcolm X]], Cone defines it as “complete emancipation of black people from white oppression by whatever means black people deem necessary.” Open, violent rebellion is very much included in “whatever means.''<ref>[http://eppc.org/publications/context-you-say/ ‘Context,’ You Say?]</ref>

===Church propaganda===
The "Trinity United Church of Christ" in Chicago is a frequently cited as one example of a church formally founded on the vision of black liberation theology. The 2008 controversy concerning Jeremiah "Jerry" Alvesta Wright Jr. (born 22 September 1941 in [[Germantown]]), who is of [[mixed race]],<ref>His mother, Mary Elizabeth Henderson Wright, was more white than black, but was categorized "[[African American]]" due to the [[one-drop rule]].</ref> over alleged [[racism]] and anti-Americanism in Wright's sermons and statements, caused then-Senator [[Barack Obama]] to distance himself from his former pastor.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211204030009/https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/Modern-Parenthood/2012/0518/Jeremiah-Wright-white-births-Time-to-talk-race-with-kids Jeremiah Wright, white births: Time to talk race with kids]</ref>

==See Also==
*[[Liberation theology]]
*[[White guilt]]
*[[Afrocentrism]]
* [[Black separation]]
*[[Black supremacy]]
* [[Black privilege]]

== External links ==
*[http://eppc.org/publications/context-you-say/ ‘Context,’ You Say?]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20220630074859/https://www.acton.org/pub/commentary/2008/04/02/marxist-roots-black-liberation-theology The Marxist roots of black liberation theology]
*[http://thedailyjournalist.com/thethinker/obama-s-theological-roots-behind-black-lives-matter/ Obama’s Theological Roots Behind Black Lives Matter]

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