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.
Government
Conservatives and liberals: separating fact from fiction
Dr. Ronald E. Smith dissects the nature of partisan political connotation and how we can move past division to advocate for the common good.
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.
Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary condemn new Florida Black history standards, governor's comments
The nation's largest Black Catholic org honed in on Gov. Ron Desantis' defense of new public ed standards that characterize slavery as beneficial.
The Supreme Court ruled against the marginalized. What else is new?
Dr. Ronald E. Smith gives a practical (and historical) take on the new normal in higher education for disadvantaged people of color post-SFFA.
Why hasn't a Catholic-heavy Supreme Court bent toward justice?
Efran Menny explains the history of Supreme Court rulings on African Americans and how the new bench makeup has failed to help right the ship.
Activist and theologian Fr Phil Linden, SSJ, accused of child sex abuse
The former chair of theology at Xavier University of Louisiana was newly listed in June as having been accused in the Archdiocese of Baltimore in 2020.
Catholic racism and affirmative action: a scandal on the court
Gunnar Gundersen dissects the newest bombshell ruling from the US Supreme Court—and how it displays White Catholic prejudice and Black self-hate.
Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions
The 6-3 decision said that the practice violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
Black Catholic LGBTQ+ activist testifies before U.S. Senate on Equality Act
Human Rights Campaign president Kelley Robinson spoke of a "state of emergency" for LGBTQ+ Americans amid rising legislative (and physical) assaults.
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.
Where did all the real fiscal conservatives go?
As the House nears a bipartisan deal to raise the debt ceiling, Dr. Ronald E. White wonders aloud how hypocrisy on the economy has become the rule of the day.
A Christian nation—or a demonic one?
Dr. Ronald E. Smith muses on the fact that much of American history and culture is anything but Christian.
Black Catholic civil rights activist Mary Louise Smith, predecessor of Rosa Parks, to receive historical marker in Montgomery
One of the earliest activists against segregated buses in Alabama, she was arrested at 18 for refusing to give up her seat to a White person in October 1955.
Rep. George Santos arrested on federal charges in New York
The young self-proclaimed Afro-Latino Catholic congressman had been under investigation since late December.
Tulsa Race Massacre survivors appear on MSNBC ahead of reparations court hearing on May 10
The two survivors, a brother and sister, were small children when their Greenwood neighborhood was burned to the ground in 1921.