Dr. Arthur Falls, pioneering Black Catholic Chicagoan, celebrated in roundtable series
The desegregationist physician was largely unsung during his life and even moreso thereafter. A lecture this month in Chicago was a rare exception.
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Gala will honor Chicago's Black Catholic founder, fundraise for park
The annual event honoring Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, who arrived in Chicago in the late 1700s, will be held in March at the Palmer House.
Equal Justice Initiative to dedicate Montgomery memorial to victims of slavery
To be unveiled in March, the project joins EJI's Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, which are also in Alabama's capital.
New Orleans' St. Augustine Catholic Church nets part of $4M preservation grants
The 183-year-old Catholic parish, home to major figures of Black history, is one of 31 Black churches awarded funding in the new round of grants.
Construction begins on Fort Mose rebuild in St. Augustine, Florida
The historic Catholic settlement was the first Black town in what would become the United States, built just north of the nation's oldest city.
Review: 'Origin' complicates the narrative, but with cinematic consequences
Ava DuVernay’s latest swings for the fences to bring a new angle to Black American history, but comes up short with a middling plot and unclear direction.
Message from the Friars Minor of Sicily for the fifth centenary of the birth of St. Benedict the Moor
On the first modern Black saint, patron of African Americans and namesake of various U.S. institutions, whose relics were damaged in a 2023 fire.
King and the Catholics: a story of sainthood
Ralph Moore highlights the enduring message of Dr. King, linking his fight for justice to Black Catholics' struggle for the same—even unto sainthood.
Where to find a Catholic MLK Day event (2024 edition)
How does MLK Day intersect with the Catholic Church this year? Let me count—or list—the ways.
Venerable Mary Lange to be celebrated in Baltimore during Catholic Schools Week
The Black Catholic foundress and nun on the path to sainthood will be the honoree of a Mass celebrated by Archbishop William Lori.
Maurice Hines, Tony-nominated tap dancer and Broadway star, dead at 80
The New York native found fame as a duo with his brother Gregory, later going solo and developing into a playwright and director.
2024 Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series to help fund rebuild of Black Catholic settlement
The annual Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series, now in its third year, will be held over two weekends at the ruins of Fort Mose in St. Augustine, Florida.
On persistence and the Black Catholic Church
Deacon Tim Tilghman opines on the meaning of holy perseverance in the life of young (and all) African-American Catholics, past and present.
Assata Shakur wrote to the pope 25 years ago. Her letter still resonates.
Efran Menny resurfaces an oft-forgotten letter from a famed Black activist (and lapsed Catholic) to John Paul II, urging him to act for Black liberation.
'Neville Way' street renaming approved in New Orleans
The historic family of Black Catholic musicians is slated to have signage installed in their honor near a childhood home in the coming months.
New Orleans jazz funeral documentary screening this week in L.A.
The 2021 film exudes Black and Catholic history and culture in the nation's most unique city, and could soon be headed for a major studio.