Vanessa Williams to host PBS Independence Day concert, sing Black National Anthem
Tonight's July 4th celebration at the National Mall will feature a number of Black Catholics, including one of the most outspoken on justice issues.
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'After the Flare and Flame': an ordination poem
Fr Joseph A. Brown, SJ offers a poetic reflection on the recent ordination of Fr Ajani Gibson and eight of his fellow Midwest Jesuits.
DOJ announces federal death penalty moratorium
The Biden administration has taken its first official swipe at capital punishment, questioning the former administration's policies and halting federal executions in the process.
New Orleans city council renames two parks, street after Black Catholics
Pioneers in jazz, rock and roll, and New Orleans public recreation are the first to be honored by Crescent City legislators' renaming commission.
Fr Bryan Massingale named 2021 Pax Christi USA Teacher of Peace
A Black Catholic priest and scholar has been awarded Pax Christi USA's highest honor.
Daniel Rudd Fund webinar scheduled for this afternoon
The National Black Catholic Congress' grantmaking outlet opens its yearly cycle tomorrow, and a webinar later today will explain the application process.
55 days at LSU: the A. P. Tureaud, Jr. story
Most Americans have heard of A. P. Tureaud Sr., the famous Black Catholic lawyer who worked to end desegregation. Fewer have heard of his son, a Civil Rights pioneer in his own right.
Black Catholic gold medalists Simone Biles, Matt Centrowitz Jr. qualify for Tokyo Olympics
At least two Black Catholics will compete for Team USA in Tokyo, and both will defend titles from Rio.
Change afoot in Chicago, a Black Catholic mecca
As Chicago's Black Catholic founder is honored, several of its Black parishes face a final hour.
Reflection: Profiled at the altar
Do African Americans experience racial profiling in the Church? Unfortunately yes. and not just in the past. Alessandra Harris shares a personal experience.
Kolt Kodesh: the newest face in Catholic hip-hop
What happens when a Black Christian rapper from South Jersey sees the light and swims the Tiber? Perhaps the beginnings of a Catholic hip-hop revolution.
Darren Davis and Herschella Conyers featured tonight in Lumen Christi event on criminal justice
A dialogue tonight on criminal justice from a Catholic perspective will feature a duo of notable Black scholars.
St Martin de Porres Church in Philly bids farewell to Fr Stephen Thorne
The longtime pastor of one of Philly's Black parishes is moving on, set to serve on a racial healing commission for the archdiocese and continue work on his PhD.
Reflection: 'In The Heights' and Afro-Latino erasure
Lin Manuel-Miranda's latest is stirring up controversy on the silver screen, occasioning an explanatory reflection from BCM's resident Afro-Latino, Gunnar Gundersen.
'The first of many': Msgr James Boddie Jr., a prophet honored in his hometown
At the request of St Augustine's Bishop Felipe Esteves, the first Black priest in Florida history was named a monsignor by Pope Francis. The day after Juneteenth, he was honored with a Mass.
Georgetown virtual event tomorrow on voting rights to feature Sr. Anita Baird, Michael Steele
DC's Jesuit university is hosting an event highlighting the state of play concerning voting rights, as political turmoil on the topic escalates nationwide.