Chaka Khan to be honored next month at National Museum of African American Music
A brand-new Black music museum in Nashville is continuing its annual awards ceremony and benefit concert, this year including a few Black Catholics among its honorees.
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Four-part Claude McKay seminar set for next month
Next month will bring an extensive series looking into a long-lost novel from one of Black history's most famous Catholic converts.
'PURE': a poem
Melissa Menny puts to meter the experience of a Black Catholic in an era of social unrest, sexist status quos, and clerical compromise.
'Yasuke', anime on Black samurai under Jesuits in Japan, premieres tomorrow on Netflix
Though a live-action depiction is on the rocks, the story of the 16th-century Black samurai Yasuke is a-go for Netflix, available starting tomorrow.
Reflection: Solidarity in Dostoevsky and Melville
Jeffrey Wald traces out the principles of true compassion and brotherly love in the "The Brothers Karamazov" and "Benito Cereno", linking them to modern America.
Jon Batiste wins again, this time at the Oscars
Proud Purple Knights Jon Batiste has done it again, taking home an Oscar for his work on the year's best animated film, whose main character's jazzy fingers—and tunes—were largely his own.
National Parks Week for Black Catholics: The essential list
As the government encourages us to get out and enjoy our public parks, BCM provides an international list of venues connected to Black Catholics of old.
Review: "One Night in Miami" overcomes rough lead, limited focus, to champion Black liberation
A new film seeking to highlight a meeting of the Black minds in the mid-1960s manages to get across a message of Black freedom—even if at the expense of depth.
Reflection: The Gospel according to DMX
Few artists are as associated with the streets and the Church as explicitly as DMX. In the wake of his tragic death, his faith witness is highlighted by Gunnar Gundersen.
'Her genius': a poem
The next Laetare Medalist is a Black Catholic. Specifically, a do-it-all Black Catholic *woman*, and that's worth celebrating. Poetically, Jenario Morgan does just that
Black Catholic Round-up (3/23/2021)
The latest Black Catholic Round-up includes a number of stories covering anti-Black racism in Catholics, encouraging news for the cause of a Black Catholic saint, and more.
Black Catholic Round-up (3/15/2021)
The latest Black Catholic Round-up includes several features on the St Augustine Purple Knights, a new initiative at Georgetown U, multiple Black Catholic documentaries, and more.
The Josephites' St Augustine High wins the weekend
The nation's premier all-boys Black Catholic high school continues to impress, competing for a bevy of awards in a mad March weekend of their own.
Kenneth W. Louis to be honored in free virtual concert and workshop Saturday, March 13th
The late great Kenneth Louis will receive his flowers in Heaven from his friends and colleagues on Earth, in a virtual event broadcast from San Antonio.
MOSAIC Soul enlivening the vocal music scene of Chicago—from a Black Catholic HQ
A new musical group in Chicago, led by a Black Catholic co-founder and fueled by local connections, is set to release its debut album on Sunday.
Black Catholic Round-up (2/9/2021)
Black History Month has brought a bevy of stories concerning Black Catholics already, but the topics covered are by no means limited to history. Read on!