RNS BLACK MORMONS

Amram Musungu, a Mormon from Kenya, is a leader in Swahili Mormon ward in Salt Lake City but says the church still has lingering prejudice, even 35 years after it lifted the ban on blacks entering the priesthood. RNS photo courtesy Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune.

(RNS) Amram Musungu, a Mormon from Kenya, is a leader in Swahili Mormon ward in Salt Lake City but says the church still has lingering prejudice, even 35 years after it lifted the ban on blacks entering the priesthood. For use with RNS-BLACK-MORMONS, transmitted June 7, 2013. RNS photo courtesy Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune.

RNS BLACK MORMONS

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' “I'm a Mormon” ad campaign features testimonials from black Mormons, even though some remain troubled by the church's racist past.