Jesus has been named No1 black icon of all time.
Ethnic paper New Nation asked experts to list the 100 most
important figures in black history.
They put the Son of God - traditionally portrayed as white - at the
top of the list.
New Nation editor Michael Eboda argued that the Bible describes
Christ as "dark skinned" - and that 2,000 years ago, the people of
Bethlehem were a "mix of Ethiopians, Egyptians and Babylonians, all
mixed with people from central Africa."
He said: "Jesus was more likely to be black than anything
else."
Church of England spokesman Lou Henderson added to the confusion,
saying: "In fact Jesus was a Palestinian Jew."
Runner-up was US civil rights hero Dr Martin Luther King reports
The Sun.