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"Beneath the Skin" shows that racism is far from eradicated -- inside or outside the church. Yet many Baptists are working together in proactive ways to break down the racial and ethnic walls of division and to be faithful to the Bible's moral vision.

The documentary, which won the Best Documentary award at the International Black Film Festival of Nashville in 2008, considers past mistakes and future challenges regarding racial unity and social justice. From the trans-Atlantic slave trade to the current immigration debate, "Beneath the Skin" peels back prejudices and confronts them with biblical mandates. Interviewees come from nearly a dozen states and represent the best in Baptist life.

EDITORIALS BY ROBERT PARHAM ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY

• Replace the False Witness Over Race with Christian Witness (July 17, 2013)
• Talk of Post-Racial America Ends with Health Care Rallies, Better Way Needed (Aug. 19, 2009)
• National Ministries Announces Luncheon Screening of "Beneath the Skin" in Pasadena (May 18, 2009)
• Baptists of Color Headline BCE Luncheon at CBF (April 22, 2009)
• Arkansas CBF Initiative on Racism Goes Viral (Jan. 12, 2009)

OTHER ETHICSDAILY.COM COVERAGE OF THE DOCUMENTARY

• Two Pastors Continue Work to Heal Racism's Scars (Dec. 5, 2011)
• Using Racist, Sexist Language to Ignore Others (June 16, 2010)
• Building Bridges: Crossing Valley of Racism (Aug. 7, 2009)
• Baptist Luncheon Highlights Racism DVD, Panel (July 3, 2009)
• Church's 'Beneath the Skin' Sessions Spark Candid Dialogue (June 2, 2009)
• Beneath the Skin: Baptists Discuss How to Cross Racial Borders (April 20, 2009)
• A Racial Unity Service Hits Home for Minister (March 13, 2009)
• Documentary Helps Community After City Hall Shooting (March 5, 2009)
• 'Pentecostal Wind' Gives Energy to a Dying Event (Feb. 27, 2009)
• Black, White Congregations Renew Relationships (Feb. 20, 2009)
• Film Offers Starting Point for Deeper Relationships (Feb. 15, 2009)
• DVD Showing on Racism Hits Home (Feb. 12, 2009)
• EthicsDaily.com Documentary Accepted at Two More Festivals (Jan. 21, 2009)
• New EthicsDaily.com Video to Scren at International Film Festival (Oct. 7, 2008)
• Beneath Black, White -- and Brown -- Skin (Sept. 19, 2008)
• Baptist Ethicist in New DVD Was FBI Target (Sept. 17, 2008)

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