Opinion: 'Black Church' doc from Henry Louis Gates chooses spectacle over accuracy
A new 4-hour documentary from TV's favorite Black historian aims to explain Black Christianity. More time, or perhaps more expertise, would've gone a long way.
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'Plaid Skirts & Basic Black' podcast brings light—and Blackness
A veteran Black Catholic podcast enters its third year, interviewing Black Catholics from around the country and world about their stories and shared faith.
Catholic vocations: a crisis of Black history
Until Black people are free, none of us are free. When will Black Catholics be free?
Herod's Children: Two more federal executions scheduled for the 2nd week of Advent
The Trump administration seeks to continue its execution spree, spearheaded by AG BIll Barr, a Catholic, and a compliant Supreme Court filled with his coreligionists.
Going Lange: Saint Frances Academy on the verge
After nearly 200 years, Saint Frances Academy began to make the news for something other than their saintly Black founder, but is there more to the story?
'Beloved Community': the Civilization of Love in Lewis, King, and Rome
Podcaster and civic leader Louis Damani Jones reflects on the intersection of the Civil Rights Movement and Pope Sts Paul VI and John Paul II.
Remembering Helen Caldwell Riley Day
On the feast day of Dorothy Day, we remember the Black Catholic Workers upon whose shoulders we stand.
Remembering Fathers Dukette and Dorsey
As we honor a new triumph in Black Catholicism, we must also remember the struggles that made it possible. Featuring the 2nd Black priest ordained the US and the 1st ordained in Detroit.
Black Catholic History Month mashup
Three largely forgotten Black Catholics are on display: victims of racism, erasure, the allure of non-Blackness, and—of course—the times.
'Motherless Children': the African-American youth and young adult ministry struggle
Dr. Ansel Augustine dissects American Catholicism and Black Catholic youth & young adult ministry, deconstructing White supremacy and White normativity to chart a path forward.
'A peaceful economic revolution': Remembering Fr. Albert McKnight, CSSp
Elias Crim honors Father Albert J. McKnight, CSSp, a pioneering Black Catholic cooperativist who "led a peaceful economic revolution among low-income families in the rural South".
Remembering Ellen Tarry
A longform reflection on the life and legacy of Ellen Tarry, interwoven with my bits of my personal journey and the current state of Black Catholicism.