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.
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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.
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.
Abortion pill mifepristone lives on, pending appeal
With Friday's Supreme Court ruling, a popular abortion drug will remain available without restriction, pending a federal appeal from the DOJ.
Vincent P. Quayle fought for fair housing in Baltimore
Ralph Moore reflects on a former Jesuit priest who dedicated his life to serving—and empowering—African Americans in Maryland's largest city.
Amid national furor, Vanessa Williams defends drag queens at GLAAD Awards
The Black Catholic entertainment star called efforts to ban the queer art form a ploy of "hatemongers."
Archbishop Shelton Fabre to say Mass for Louisville shooting victims
The liturgy will take place at noon ET in the Cathedral of the Assumption on Thursday.
Expelled Tenn. lawmaker restored to seat in unanimous vote
Rep. Justin Jones, reappointed on Monday, will serve on an interim basis pending a special election.
RISE St. James joins lawsuit on cancerous emissions in South Louisiana
The faith-based nonprofit is responding to years of hostile treatment from the civil government of St. James Parish, Louisiana.
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.
Georgetown students push back after hate crime investigation yields disappointing results
After 10 months, missed deadlines, and the mysterious loss of crucial security footage, an investigation failed to achieve justice for a Black student on the Catholic campus in DC.
What's in a name: Black American descendants of slavery and the quest for a distinct ethnic designation
Dr. Patrick Rogers argues that "flat Blackness" is insufficient for socioeconomic analysis in America, and that it's imperative for descendants of slavery to speak out.
'I am deeply troubled': Rep. Adriano Espaillat on reports of Biden soon reinstating migrant family detention
Recent decisions on the border from the Biden administration have riled Democratic colleagues who say Trump-era policies should remain in the past.