BAME Anglican

In 1992 when I was a pre-teen, I was exposed to a wave of cinema and television that is bland by today’s comparison but was racially progressive. Sister Act featuring Whoopi Goldberg was released that year. The film told the story of a black woman who witnesses a murder and seeks protection in a convent. Dolores Van Cartier is not   your stereotypical victim, she is sassy, bold, opinionated and black. Trapped in a convent till her case comes to trial, she decides to put her showbiz skills to good use. Teaching the all white convent how to sing in tune and joyfully, her unconventional efforts are resisted at first but are slowly accepted by the nuns and the community. Dolores as Sister Mary Clarence makes the Church come alive with her talent to entertain people. She is a lapsed Catholic and an entertainer who uses her knowledge of the church and the world to bring the Gospel to an inner city community. The popularity of the first f...

This is an intersectional group to cater to the needs of the Black and Minority Ethnic Anglican community (BAME). We welcome anyone who originates from or has ancestry from Africa, Asia, Middle East and Latin America multi heritage and indigenous backgrounds. Non-BAME people are welcome to use this website to further their understanding of race and ethnicity within the context of the Church. We take into account that race and ethnicity is one aspect of our identity as are others such as gender, sexuality, disability. Keeping that in mind we like to acknowledge we do not live our lives in though a single issue but are products of a variety of issues which govern the way we perceive the world. For instance it is possible to be black, homosexual, disabled and a Christian. Neither of these aspects of identity can be separated from one another nor should they be. Using the concept of Intersectionality as proposed by Dr Kimberly Crenshaw we would like our group to reflect th...