black Jesus crucifix???

Does anyone know where I can find a crucifix with an African American Jesus on it? I have Googled (and Google Image) it every which way and can't find ANYTHING!

I am laughing because my parents are devout Catholics, and I always grew up with pictures of a blonde haired, blue eyed Jesus at my house...ha! I saw this article... [URL="http://www.thetablet.org/01212006/stories.htmlout"]http://www.thetablet.org/01212006/stories.htmlout[/URL] it talks about el cristo negro and the devotion of Guatamalans to Him...there's also a picture of the crucifix...I don't know if they make "smaller" ones...maybe you can ask on the Gutamalan adoption forum? Good luck!

Contact some black churches. They should be able to help you.

Thanks! For now, I just want a cute cross with animals on it - got that picked out, but when the baby is older (bear in mind we don't even HAVE a match yet!), I want as many AA depictions around the house as we can and I think this is a biggie. I know Jesus wasn't AA, but he sure wasn't CC, either! :prop: Now, I just have to figure out which churches in our area have a high AA population! Great idea!

Tough--I looked and saw some on ebay--under a category called "crucifix folk".

I've just spent the last two hours looking at all the online Catholic stores I could find. And I cannot find one African American crucifix! But I did find an excellent selection of figurines that you might like at [url=http://www.christianbook.com]Christianbook.com - Shop for Christian Books, Bibles, Music, Homeschool Products, Gifts & more[/url]. There is a really nice Holy Family Figurine, showing an African American Holy Family. The URL is [url=http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/gift_results?page=1406235&sp=87161&event=51500AFR%7C1403534%7C87161]African American Christian Figurines[/url] ~ it's down at the bottom of the page. :)

Hi,This site has black nativity scenes, ornaments, angels and santas. I haven't found cruxifics, but it does have other religious figurines, and artwork.[URL="http://www.itsablackthang.com/AfricanAmericanChristmasDecorations.htm"]It's A Black Thang.com - African American Christmas Decorations[/URL]All the best~

I was just thinking--most of the crucifixes I see in a home, Jesus is gold or silver, maybe that is why this is a difficult find? I am glad some people found some nativity sets.

This is the one I purchased for my son.Thank you for adopting!