Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington to be removed amid GOP power struggle
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the move this month following threats of funding cuts from a prominent House Republican.
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Do Canadian Catholic bishops care about anti-Black racism?
Tamika Royes addresses the elephant in the room as a Black Catholic looking for Church leadership on the issue of discrimination in Canada.
Michigan Senate honors 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer
The Freedom Summer murders of Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and a Black Catholic Mississippian in James Chaney, occurred on June 21, 1964.
Rep. Ritchie Torres brings bill to place antisemitism monitors on college campuses
The young Democrat, largely funded by the pro-Israel lobby, is cosponsoring the COLUMBIA Act with a GOP congressman from his native New York.
Holy Rosary & St. John to celebrate 125 years in Columbus as closure looms
The historic Black Catholic parish has been slated for closure since May, though the bishop—who has faced mounting controversy—has yet to issue an official decree.
Black Catholics to hold vigil before 2023 March on Washington
The event is being organized by representatives from St. Augustine Catholic Church, the mother church of Black Catholics in the nation's capital.
Black Americans, is it time to boycott the South?
Invoking an iconic blueprint, Dr. Ronald Smith issues a call to action concerning the growing opposition to racial equity across the South.
Following pickets, food service workers at Catholic University of America receive historic raise
The new contract with Compass Group USA affects multiple D.C. campuses and includes a $20 minimum wage, retroactive pay, and new worker protections.
Loyola New Orleans students protest for embattled Black professor
Dr. Scott Heath, two years into a tenure-track contract at the 119-year-old Jesuit university, is due to be dismissed in May for "absenteeism" and "negligence."
Expelled Tenn. lawmaker restored to seat in unanimous vote
Rep. Justin Jones, reappointed on Monday, will serve on an interim basis pending a special election.
Expelled Tenn. lawmaker calls move 'attempt to crucify democracy'
Two former state legislators in Tennessee have spoken out with Easter fervor concerning their expulsion from the State House for supporting gun control.
Georgetown students push back after hate crime investigation yields disappointing results
After 10 months, missed deadlines, and the mysterious loss of crucial security footage, an investigation failed to achieve justice for a Black student on the Catholic campus in DC.
New web series to depict 1969 Black student protests at Belmont Abbey College
April 2023 will mark 54 years since a group of Black students protested for change at a Benedictine college in North Carolina. Their story will soon be told in video form.
'We want them charged': Philadelphia community reeling after racist video from Catholic school students goes viral
Philadelphia’s largest all-girls Catholic school is embroiled in controversy this week after a racist video from students made the rounds on social media. Protesters took to the street outside of St. Hubert Catholic High on Wednesday morning. “I watched and I was completely confused that we still have so
Jesus and the Gentile woman: a model for racial healing
Joseph Peach dissects a reading from the gospels to explicate a higher model of intercultural dialogue and prayer-filled work for justice.
Interview: Fr Chris Kellerman, SJ on his new book 'All Oppression Shall Cease', covering Catholic slavery and abolitionism
A Jesuit priest discusses his new book, covering a familiar topic and including the perspectives, stories, and holy resistance of Black Catholics.