Tom Sizemore, movie star who passed for White, dead at 61
The one-time Hollywood mainstay who struggled throughout his career with drug addiction has succumbed to illness in California.
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First trailer for 'Sweetwater,' on NBA pioneer and XULA grad Nat Clifton
The first trailer is out for the upcoming biopic “Sweetwater,” covering the life of Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton—one of the first Black players in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and an alum of Xavier University of Louisiana, the nation’s Catholic HBCU. Briarcliff Entertainment, which acquired the rights to the
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.
New web series to depict 1969 Black student protests at Belmont Abbey College
April 2023 will mark 54 years since a group of Black students protested for change at a Benedictine college in North Carolina. Their story will soon be told in video form.
Film on Black Catholic Civil War hero André Cailloux streaming on Amazon Prime
A legendary figure of Black history is beginning to receive his due, and a short film that helped kickstart the momentum is now reaching a wider audience.
Renders out for reconstruction of Fort Mose—first free Black settlement in America
As Black history comes under assault in the state of Florida, some are pushing forward with plans to preserve not only the memory, but also the physical representation of the unique Black legacy of its most historic city, St. Augustine. Renders for the planned reconstruction of Fort Mose, the first
My new film depicts a Black Virgin Mary—something long overdue.
Bisong Taiwo is a Nigerian-Canadian filmmaker whose latest work centers the Blessed Mother's journey in Christ's way to the Cross.
St. Josephine Bakhita cathedral image to honor abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico
Archbishop Roberto Gonzales Nieves, OFM of San Juan has announced a date for the installation of an icon of St. Josephine Bakhita in the Cathedral Basilica of San Juan Bautista, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico. In a post on Twitter Wednesday night, the
How Sr Thea Bowman inspired me to make Black Catholic art
Houston-based artist Al Sauls explains the inspiration for his Black Catholic paintings and the need for inculturated art in the Church.
Notre Dame webinar series will lead up to Tolton pilgrimage in April
The in-person event will coincide with the 169th birthday of Venerable Augustus Tolton—the nation's first openly Black Catholic priest.
New art exhibit in Baltimore features Black Catholic sculptor Wayman Scott IV
The temporary display, featuring various pieces related to Black activism, will run through late March at Baltimore Clayworks in Mount Washington.
Toni Morrison exhibit opening in February at Princeton University
Toni Morrison, the late Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author and professor, will be honored with a new months-long exhibit this year at Princeton University, the institution where she spent much of her later career. The school has announced that “Toni Morrison: Sites of Memory” will run from February 22, 2023—
Ind. Black Catholic parish awarded $150k restoration grant
Indianapolis' first and only parish established for Black Catholics is fundraising for repairs, and a new grant just may help them over the hump.
In search of Black Catholic art
Black Catholic art is hard to come by, and defining it is a task unto itself. Nate Tinner-Williams explores the history and speaks with young creators breaking into the field.
Review: Thea Bowman documentary shines like a 'Shooting Star'
Gunnar Gundersen reviews the latest movie on Servant of God Thea Bowman, which highlights her witness for justice and her experience of racism in the Catholic Church.
Reflection: The life and afterlife of Claude Newman, Black death row inmate who saw the Blessed Virgin
Marian apparitions in the United States are all but non-existent, but one Black Mississippian born this day in 1923 may have broken the mold. Nate Tinner-Williams explores.