Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit from 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre survivors
The GOP-led court described the plaintiffs' claims as "political" and without sufficient evidence. The survivors' attorneys say they'll keep fighting.
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Two students receive $1M in blackface lawsuit against California Catholic school
Officials at St. Francis High School in Mountain View were hit with the jury verdict in May for forcing the two adolescents out without due process.
How I became an angry Black Catholic
Ralph E. Moore Jr. on his radical activism in 1971 at his home parish, St. Pius V in Baltimore, and the legacy of Black Catholic resistance.
My book on racial justice became real when my family experienced hate first-hand.
Alessandra Harris wrote a new book describing the history of racism in the U.S. Then the topic hit home in suburban Northern California.
Jesuits to host antiracism retreat in Illinois this summer
“The God of Us All: Praying with Black Spirituality” will take place June 24-July 3 at the Loyola University Retreat & Ecology Campus in Illinois.
Lawsuit alleges bullying of Afro-Latino pupil at N.J. Catholic school
The civil rights case describes racist bullying at Saint Joseph Regional School in Somers Point—including mistreatment by a Catholic nun.
How one San Francisco Catholic school interfaces with bullying—even as it evolves
Once a perceived hotbed for racism and homophobia, Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep has made strides even as bullying evolves worldwide in the digital age.
Walking the 'Via Dolorosa of Antiracism'
Toni-Moore Duggan links the experience of anti-Black hate to the suffering of Christ's Passion—and calls us to holy resistance in the present day.
I can be a little emotional—especially about racism.
Rudy Dehaney on why responding passionately to anti-Black prejudice is a complicated matter—in more ways than one.
Racist graffiti found in Philadelphia Catholic school bathroom, police investigating
The incident in February at Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls is the second of its kind at a local Catholic school in roughly a year.
Canonization requires miracles. The 'Saintly Six' lived them.
As the world awaits the first Vatican confirmation of a miracle wrought by an African American, Ralph Moore Jr. says they should consider the obvious.
To be Black and Jesuit: A struggle in the world's largest religious order
Kevin Tachie explores a recent dissertation on the experience of Jesuit formation for Black men in America.
Sacred Heart, Joliet Diocese's sole Black Catholic parish, slated for closure
Bishop Ronald Hicks and the diocese have denied reports that a newly finalized restructuring plan is related to recent clergy sex abuse settlements.
No more silence: Give us our six saints now.
Ralph E. Moore Jr., fresh off a Rome trip to promote the first 6 Black American saints-to-be, says the lack of response is unacceptable—and typical.
Where to find a Catholic Black History Month event (2024 edition)
A listing of Black History Month events from parishes, schools, and national organizations around the country.
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.