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Although the spread of Christianity has been largely viewed through a European lense with the "whitening" of biblical characters due to colonialism the reality of the bible can be quite diverse.

That being said lets take a look at some Blacks in the Bible (other racial groups are in the bible as well)



Moses wife Zipporah



Numbers 12:1
Miriam and Aaron began to talk against Moses because of his Cushite wife, for he had married a Cushite. (Ethiopia/Sudan)


Queen of Sheba



1 Kings 10:1-13
When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relation to the name of the Lord, she came to test him with hard questions. 2Arriving at Jerusalem with a very great caravan—with camels carrying spices, large quantities of gold, and precious stones...(it is widley believed she was from the East African region)


Solomons Bride



Song of Solomon 1:5
I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. (she was perceived to be very beautiful)


Christian Ethiopian Eunuch



Acts 8:27
And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship. (Candace Queens were a line of Nubian Female warrior Queens Greek historians such as Herodotus, Diodorus and Strabo would mention in their accounts)


King Taharqa



2 Kings 19:9
Now Sennacherib received a report that Tirhakah, the Cushite king [of Egypt], was marching out to fight against him...(Taharqa came from a Nubian line of Pharoahs which fromed the 25th dynasty of Egypt and was known as a great warrior)


If you know of any more feel free to share. Also it would be nice to mention people of color in any religious text