THESE ARE THE ONLY BLACK PEOPLE WHOSE NAMES WERE MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE

Because the spread of Christianity in Africa was accompanied by colonization of the

continent, many Africans have seen the religion as a western colonial tool for the the continous enslavement and domination of the African continent.

As a result of this, the bible has come under several attacks especially from prominent African authors such Prof. Wole Soyinka of Nigeria, Prof. Lumumba of Kenya, Prof. Ngugi Wa Thiongo of Kenya and many more. 

They argue that the west portrayed Jesus as a white person in the Bible so as to push further White Supremacy narrative. They also argue that every single name that was mentioned in the bible was portrayed as a white person.

How true could their arguments be? Let's dig and find out. Although the Bible does not explicitly identify any person as being black skinned, neither does it specifically identify any person as being white skinned, a person's colour is rarely mentioned in the Bible because the colour of one's skin is meaningless to the basic message of the Bible.

But we can say with a fair degree of certainty that yes, the Bible does mention black people. Many scholars say that Moses' wife, Zipporah in Numbers chapter 12:1 was black since she was a cushite. Cush is an ancient name for an area of Africa, its located in modern day Sudan.

In Song Of Solomon chapter 1:5, the bible indicates that the Shulammite were black. Some propose that Bathsheba mentioned in 2nd Samuel 11:3 was black.

Scholars also believe that Queen of Sheba who visited Solomon in 1st Kings 10:1 was black. They also believe that both Simon of Cyrene mentioned in Matt 27:32 and Simon called the Niger in Acts 13:1 were both black people. Let's not forget that Niger means being black coloured.  

The Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8: 37 was almost certainly black. Ethiopians are mentioned about 40 times in the Bible, and these are references to black people, since Ethiopians are black. In Jeremiah 13: 23, prophet Jeremiah asked "Can the Ethiopian change his skin?". Jeremiah was refering to black skin in this verse

Most Bible teachers believe that black people are descendants of Noah’s son Ham.

When it comes to skin color, the Bible is consistently silent. The color of the skin is not as important to God as the condition of the heart. 

The gospel is universal good news and it's meant for both black people, white people, every race created by God. We ought to take our eye off the skin and focus on the soul.

Thanks so much and bye for now