Elizabeth Ann Seton: slaveholding saint?
Last month's conference for US Catholic educators brought resources and camaraderie aplenty, but one event during the pre-conference included a claim that might turn heads.
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Public meeting today to debate NOLA public school renamings
From jazz to food to clergy to teachers, the list of names suggested to replace White Supremacists on New Orleans public schools is full of Black Catholics.
Cardinal Gregory participating in virtual event with Pope Francis, DC Catholic high school students tomorrow morning
Tomorrow morning, the pope will join Cardinal Gregory and students from one of the capital's many Black Catholic high schools to launch a DC chapter of Francis' youth organization.
Descendants of plaintiffs and defendants in landmark Civil Rights cases gathering today for free webinar
A variety of Supreme Court cases have shaped the history of segregation in America. Today, genealogy and historiography collide as descendants of the cases gather to reflect and educate.
Black Catholic lawmaker throws support behind transgender sports bill
After his bill to improve schools in Houston gets shot down by his own party, a Texas state legislator moves to support a bid regulating trans children in sports.
Diocese of Beaumont names Black woman to head Catholic schools
Catholics in one South Texas diocese will soon welcome a new face to the upper echelons of their Catholic school administration: a Black Catholic woman with quite a resume.
LSU names first-ever Black president—a Catholic
Bill Tate has been named president of LSU, the fruit of a grueling 17-month search overshadowed to date by the school's ongoing sex scandal(s) stemming from its football program.
St Aug High in New Orleans celebrates Black clergy alumni
A Mass at St Aug High in New Orleans on Friday celebrated the school's 14 Black alumni that have entered the priesthood and/or religious life—and one who is up next.
Knights of Peter Claver & Ladies Auxiliary hosting webinar on racism at 1pm CST
The nation's largest Black Catholic organization continues to use its ministry to speak to the issues of the day, hosting a full-fledged virtual event on racism.
(Free, virtual) Georgetown slavery conference underway, amidst controversy
In honor of the 159th anniversary of emancipation in DC, Georgetown is hosting a conference interrogating US slavery—especially its Catholic practitioners.
27th annual Archbishop Lyke Image Awards honor Black men nationwide
Black Catholic women in Chicago continued their yearly tradition of honoring Black men, celebrating role models and awarding scholarships to the next generation.
NCEA Catholic education conference convening virtually this week
The annual meeting of the National Catholic Educational Association has gone virtual and gone live, streaming online for the next two days—with Black keynote speakers in tow.
Journalism education on the rise at XULA
Major investments at XULA—from NBC and a former journalist at CBS—will potentially inspire students at the nation's Catholic HBCU to help diversify US newsrooms.
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.
Opinion: Black hair is beautiful
As Catholic school administrators—even Black ones—make headlines for discriminating against Black culture, Gunnar Gundersen argues that there must a better way.
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.