Harry Belafonte, entertainer and activist, dead at 96
The famed singer and actor, whose financial support helped sustain the Civil Rights Movement, succumbed to heart failure in New York.
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Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament gala set for April 30 in Pennsylvania
The historic order of Black-serving Catholic sisters will host the event at the Buck Hotel in Feasterville.
'The Dooky Chase Kitchen: Leah’s Legacy' premiering April 29 on PBS
The 26-episode TV series will feature the life and legacy of Leah and Edgar Chase II, and their historic New Orleans restaurant known for its Creole cuisine.
My great-grandfather was lynched. That wasn't the end of the story.
Sara Chinakwe on her family tragedy and how she came to understand God's purpose for her story—and share light with the world.
Fair housing is a human right—and a Catholic imperative
Efran Menny explains how discrimination lives on in America and how the right to a roof is a matter of justice.
Keeping our eyes on the saintly prize
Ralph Moore Jr. on how the canonization process in the Catholic Church reeks of racism and exclusion.
Vatican repudiates 'Doctrine of Discovery,' but forgets enslaved Africans
The Catholic hierarchy has marked an official stance against the colonization and subjugation of Indigenous persons.
5-part series on Ven. Augustus Tolton continues Wednesday with Bishop Joseph N. Perry
The sessions are led by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph N. Perry of Chicago at the Tolton Spirituality Center, housed in Tolton's former parish.
Thea Bowman Mass scheduled for Sunday in Mississippi
Servant of God Thea Bowman will be celebrated by the faithful this weekend at Holy Child Jesus Catholic Church in Canton, Mississippi, ahead of her feast day on March 30. The church, where Bowman once served as a teacher and musician, will honor her during a Mass on Sunday, March
Puerto Rico archdiocese to commemorate slavery abolition on Wednesday
Relics and an icon of St. Josephina Bakhita will be installed in the San Juan cathedral to mark the occasion.
Voting is sacred. Thus, we must unite in the fight to preserve access.
Jeanné Lewis explains her connection to the voting rights struggle, and how all people of goodwill—including public servants—must act now.
Black Catholic foundress Mary Lange takes new step toward sainthood
Black Baltimore's saint-to-be may soon be declared "Venerable", according to the superior of her historic order of Black nuns.
St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Lexington to dedicate new building April 16
One of Kentucky's oldest Black Catholic parishes will solemnize a new building after years of planning and 18 months of construction.
Cardinal Wilton Gregory blesses rediscovered gravesite of Jesuits' slaves in Maryland
The former plantation near the nation's capital likely houses hundreds of unmarked graves belonging to Black Catholics.
First trailer for 'Sweetwater,' on NBA pioneer and XULA grad Nat Clifton
The first trailer is out for the upcoming biopic “Sweetwater,” covering the life of Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton—one of the first Black players in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and an alum of Xavier University of Louisiana, the nation’s Catholic HBCU. Briarcliff Entertainment, which acquired the rights to the
Carolyn Fugett, mother of America's 'first Black billionaire', dead at 97
The head of one of Maryland's most prominent Black families passed away on February 7 in Randallstown.