On historic Africa trip, Biden speaks of slavery, intertwined legacies in Angola
The outgoing president was promoting infrastructure investment and shared priorities while making his first visit to the motherland as president.
Economics
Thoughts from a Black Catholic on the second Trump presidency
Dr. Ronald E. Smith gives a prayerful take on the return of the Republican firebrand, with an eye on the economy and level-headed engagement.
Which is the 'lesser evil' this November?
Dr. Ronald E. Smith on how to interpret Pope Francis' recent voting guidance for Catholics in the United States.
S.C. court ruling on vouchers will hurt low-income families, Charleston Diocese says
South Carolina's high court ruled this week that a program allowing parents to use public funding for private schools is unconstitutional.
Never again a repeat of history: The scourge of Trump in an age of war
Dorothy Dempsey on the growing threat of a second Donald Trump presidency amid his continued defiance of the moral order.
Jackson councilwoman Angelique Lee resigns ahead of bribery guilty plea
The Mississippi Black Catholic was indicted Wednesday after accepting benefits from undercover FBI agents in exchange for political favors.
Seven inner-city independent Catholic schools in New York to revert to archdiocese
The Partnership for Inner-City Education nonprofit had administered the schools, some of which are majority-Black, for more than a decade.
Two-thirds of Baltimore's Black Catholic parishes to close in reorganization plan
30 churches will shutter in the newly finalized plan, released on May 22 and sparking varied reactions from African Americans.
April Verrett elected first Black president of SEIU, second-largest union in America
The veteran labor organizer succeeds a fellow Catholic in Mary Kay Henry as head of an international union boasting of nearly two million members.
The Baltimore Archdiocese proposes closing 40 churches. A fourth are Black.
Most of Charm City's historic Black Catholic parishes are on the chopping block in an archdiocese mired in legal troubles due to clerical sex abuse.
Black groups react to controversial new U.S. census guidelines
Afro-Latino advocates and those fighting for descendants of American slavery have found fault in the new changes from the Biden administration.
Interview: A new book tells the history of Puerto Rico—Black, White, and Indigenous
Dr. Jorell A. Meléndez-Badillo talks “Puerto Rico: A National History,” covering the Caribbean island's history from Taíno rule to President Trump.
A museum on a former plantation shut down. These environmental activists have a plan to transform it.
Jo and Dr. Joy Banner, co-founders of The Descendants Project, have purchased what most recently operated as the 1811 Kid Ory Historic House museum.
Fontbonne University to close in 2025, continuing decline in diverse Catholic education
The 100-year-old school is one of several small, significantly Black Catholic colleges to announce closure recently due to long-term financial struggles.
Notre Dame College in Ohio to close permanently in 2024
The 102-year-old Catholic college cited declining enrollment and financial woes, compounded by the departure of the Sisters of Notre Dame last year.
Cristo Rey school in Seattle to open this fall, reflecting diversity and Jesuit ethos
A new institution on the campus of a closed diocesan school will aim to revitalize affordable Catholic education in the Pacific Northwest's largest city.