Peter Westbrook, pioneering African-American fencer, dead at 72
The Afro-Japanese athlete was the first U.S. Black medalist in Olympic fencing and won 16 championships overall during his quarter-century career.
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Kimo Ah Yun elected first Black president of Marquette University
The Catholic administrator had served as university provost since 2018 and as acting president since the death of Dr. Michael Lovell in June.
Does Kamala hate Catholics?
She has long taken heat for questioning conservative Catholic values, but her full record complicates blanket claims of anti-Catholicism.
Kamala Harris makes first speech as 2024 presidential hopeful
She delievered the remarks, sans President Joe Biden, from her new campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware.
President Joe Biden drops out of 2024 race, endorses VP Kamala Harris
The about-face for the 81-year-old incumbent was a shock to many, but had been predicted by Washington insiders as early as last week.
Fr Norman Fischer, president of the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus, dead at 50
The veteran priest, the first of African or Filipino descent in the Diocese of Lexington, passed away unexpectedly while in Delaware on sabbatical.
Fr Norman Fischer elected National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus president
The Kentucky native was chosen earlier this month to lead the 55-year-old organization in its post-pandemic era.
Justin Jones re-elected to Tenn. House in landslide
The Catholic-raised activist, 27, was expelled from the legislature in April after his participation in a gun control protest at the state capitol.
Expelled State Rep. Justin Jones releases donor report ahead of primary election
The Catholic-raised Black activist has received widespread support since his expulsion from—and reappointment to—the Tennessee House earlier this year.