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A year after an LDS Church essay pegged racism as the root cause of its former priesthood ban for black men, race remains off the radar in most of its services. Tamu Thomas-Smith, Zandra Vranes, Kevin Mosley and Darron Smith join Jennifer Napier-Pearce to talk about why Latter-day Saints shy away at church from discussing racism and why they want that to change. Watch this online video chat at sltrib.com. You can also join the discussion by sending questions and comments to #TribTalk on Twitter and Google+ or texting 801-609-8059.
Twitter: @jnpearce Why don't Mormons talk about racism?
12:15 p.m. • A year after an LDS Church essay pegged racism as the root cause of its former priesthood ban for black men, race remains off the radar in most of its services. Black Mormons Jennifer Borget, Kevin Mosley and Darron Smith join Jennifer Napier-Pearce to talk about why Latter-day Saints shy away at church from discussing racism and why they want that to change. Watch this online video chat at sltrib.com. You can join the discussion by sending questions and comments to #TribTalk on Twitter and Google+ or by texting 801-609-8059. › sltrib.com