messiah

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In a small candlelit room in western Kenya, worshippers dressed in white gathered at Christmas to mark the birth of what they describe as the "Black Messiah".

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

Lumon casts Mark as its Messiah, and his work is “mysterious and important,” worthy of a massive and alarming painting in the elevator lobby on the severed floor.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2025

Kaluuya is known for acting in films like Get Out, Black Panther and Judas & The Black Messiah.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2024

“He’s not the Messiah, nor do we see him in that light,” Mr. Demastus said.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024

Handel’s Messiah was as linked with Thomas Coram’s enterprise as J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan was with Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, which stands virtually adjacent to the site of the Foundling Hospital.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall