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.
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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.
Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Gloria Purvis to help lead pro-life prayer vigil in Maryland
Two of the nation's most prominent pro-life Black Catholics will join the bishops of Maryland for a prayer service Thursday in the capital city.
Edmundites to host NAACP Legal Defense Fund voting rights webinar
A Catholic religious order known for work with African Americans will host a webinar tonight on disenfranchisement and possible responses.
Rep. George Santos facing House Ethics investigation of campaign, alleged misconduct
The embattled millennial GOP congressman is under bipartisan review just two months into his first term.
Vanessa Bryant, widow of Kobe, awarded $29M in crash photos lawsuit
A federal judge in Los Angeles County has awarded additional monies to the 40-year-old philanthropist following a smaller judgment last year.
Georgia Republicans vote for Clarence Thomas statue at state capitol
The nation's second Black US Supreme Court Justice may soon have a monument installed in the legislative hall of his home state. His critics are none too pleased.
On this feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, remember that African-American slavery isn't over.
Nate Tinner-Williams explores the tragic intersection of modern slavery and African Americans, and the tepid national response.
Seeing Mariology in the Mothers of the Movement
Efran Menny connects the recent tragedy in Memphis to the suffering Mother of God, seen in the mothers of Black men murdered in an unjust America.
Appeal filed on closure of St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Philadelphia
The City of Brotherly Love could soon lose one of its most historic churches—but parishioners and allies are pushing back.
Rep.-elect George Santos facing federal investigation, among others
An (allegedly) Black GOP congressman-elect is facing growing legal scrutiny after fabricating much of his background during his campaign.
Bust of racist Catholic Supreme Court justice to be replaced by Thurgood Marshall
President Biden has signed legislation that will newly immortalize the nation's first Black Supreme Court justice in the US Capitol.
Abuse lawsuit dropped against former Black parish priest in New Orleans
The former pastor of St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in New Orleans has agreed to drop his countersuit against the man who said he was raped by the priest nearly 15 years ago. The defendant, who sued the Archdiocese of New Orleans in 2021 concerning the alleged incident with Fr