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The New Black opens new dialogue about LGBT and religion in black community

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(RNS) Is gay marriage a civil right like black equality? Or is it a sin African Americans should condemn?

That’s the question at the heart of The New Black, a documentary by filmmaker Yoruba Richen that examines African-American attitudes toward LGBT people leading up to Maryland’s public referendum on gay marriage in 2012.