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Presiding bishop Michael Curry of the American Episcopal Church will give a sermon at the royal wedding this Saturday, May 19. Kensington Palace confirmed on Twitter last Saturday that “Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle have asked that The Most Reverend Michael Bruce Curry, the 27th Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church, will give the address at their wedding.” He will join the dean of Windsor, the Rt. Rev. David Conner, and the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, who will officiate the service.

Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle have asked that The Most Reverend Michael Bruce Curry, the 27th Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church, give the address at their wedding : https://t.co/a14L7JGcAd #RoyalWedding pic.twitter.com/njqCaN55Gr

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) May 12, 2018

Although Prince Harry and Markle do not have a personal relationship with the reverend, the couple decided on Curry after discussions with the Archbishop of Canterbury, according to UK’s Telegraph. Curry, 65, is described as a “high energy” evangelical preacher who shook up the face of Episcopalianism.

History Maker

In November 2015, the Episcopal Church, historically one of the faiths of the nation’s white elite, installed Michael Bruce Curry as a presiding bishop over its 1.8 million members, becoming the denomination’s first African American spiritual leader.

“The love that has brought and will bind Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle together has its source and origin in God, and is the key to life and happiness,” Curry said.

Curry has backed same-sex marriage and racial reconciliation. In his 2015 autobiography, Songs my Grandma Sang, Curry revealed that he and his family are descendants of slaves and sharecroppers in North Carolina and Alabama.

Curry has been active on social justice issues throughout his ministry, including speaking out on immigration policy and supporting marriage for same-sex couples, according to his biography on the Episcopal Church’s website.

Taking A Stand

In 2016, after the archbishops of the Anglican Communion imposed three-year sanctions on the Episcopal Church for its decision to allow clergy to perform same-sex marriages, Curry said the church will not roll back its acceptance of gay marriage. Anglican leaders then stripped the Episcopal Church of any role in deciding doctrine or determing how the Anglican Communion operates for three years.

“They heard from me directly that that’s not something that we’re considering,” Curry told NBC News. “They basically understand we made our decision, and this is who we are, and we’re committed to being a house of prayer for all.”

Curry was born in 1953 in Chicago to Dorothy Curry and Rev. Kenneth Curry, who was a Baptist before becoming an Episcopalian priest. He said his father became part of the church after he and his mother had been allowed to drink from the same chalice being passed among white parishioners in racially segregated Ohio.

For more on black and brown royalty around the world, check out “NOT JUST MEGHAN MARKLE: HERE ARE 6 ROYAL BLACK WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD.” 

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Back in February, Fun.com released a line of DC Comics women’s suits and Marvel fans cried out from all corners of comics fandom, “What about us?!” Now their time has come with new distinctive office stylings for Marvel lovers.

This slick work wardrobe can go from business meetings to the comic-con, thanks to its secret identity that only you know about—a hidden lining filled to the brim with your favorite Marvel heroes.

Fun.com’s suits are all impeccably tailored, with a fit that’s the perfect combination of casual and chic. The black exterior of the blazer is just a ruse because inside you’ll find a bold, colorful lining featuring Black Widow, The Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America.

Thanos wouldn’t dare snap his fingers at you while you’re dressed in such polished attire. He’s the worst boss, seriously.

The suit jacket isn’t the only item of clothing with hidden powers, trousers and a stylish pencil both have the same heroic interior that show off prints of vintage comic panels. The bottom pieces are easily interchangeable whether you like to fight crime in pants or a skirt, the look is yours to define.

These sleek business suits have all the looks of formal attire with a fun edge that helps to energize your everyday office style. Now you can take your favorite heroes to work with you to help inspire you to be heroic all throughout the day. Excelsior!

Check out all the details of this super office wear on Fun.com.

Are you ready to suit up for work? Let us know in the comments! And tag @nerdist and @justjenn on twitter to show us your super work outfit!

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Spike Lee’s forthcoming joint, BlacKkKlansman, tells the true story of a black police officer in 1979 Colorado who infiltrated the local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan with the help of a white colleague. The film just premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and received a 10 minute standing ovation.

Part of what people responded to in the film was the way Lee connects late-1970s America with present-day America, and the racism that remains all-too-present in the very fiber of the country. He ends the film with with footage of Trump’s reaction to last year’s Charlottesville protests. You know, the whole “on both sides” thing. He also uses footage of the death (Lee calls it a “murder”) of activist Heather Heyer, who died at the hands of Nazis, with Heyer’s mother’s permission.

“We have a guy in the White House who had a chance to say we are about love and not about hate,” Lee said after the premiere of his film. “And that motherfucker did not denounce the Klan, the alt-right, and those Nazi motherfuckers.” No he did not.

So, we’re all voting against him in the next presidential election, right? Good. Glad we’re on the same page. (via Buzzfeed)

• After Sterling K. Brown guest-starred in a recent episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, star Andy Samberg now wants the whole cast of This is Us to appear in an episode, and I am here for that. (via Hello Giggles)
• The Peace Corps. dismissed two gay men from their service when it was discovered that they were HIV positive. (via Buzzfeed)
• New legislation from the Trump administration would put immigrant parents in jail, and their children in foster care on military bases. (via The Washington Post)
• There’s a good reason why Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D won’t be premiering until next summer. (via io9)
• Don’t be fooled. Gina Haspel is still a torturer. (via The Slot)
• That Gambit movie is supposed to be starting production this summer … but still doesn’t have a director attached. (via /Film)

What have you seen out there today?

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