Where to find a Black Catholic History Month event (2021 edition)
Looking for an event in your area (or an online event) to celebrate Black Catholic History Month this year? We have you covered.
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Baltimore parishes plan letter-writing campaign to Pope Francis in support of African-American saints-to-be
Black Catholic History Month, celebrated each November, is heating up this year with a Vatican-targeting initiative that could ruffle some feathers—and shake up the Roman Calendar.
Walter Naegle on the legacy of his late partner Bayard Rustin
The story of the Civil Rights Movement is hardly complete without the tale of one Bayard Rustin, a luminary in his own time cut down by anti-LGBT prejudice.
USCCB's Catholic News Service establishes 'The Griot's Cross', new Black Catholic history column from Dr. Shannen Dee Williams
America's Catholic bishops, via their news arm, establish a new monthly column covering Black Catholic history.
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.
Leaders react to the elevation of the first African-American cardinal
Figures from around the world react to Pope Francis' appointment of the Catholic Church's first-ever African-American cardinal, Wilton Daniel Gregory.
Installation Mass of Wilton Cardinal Gregory, Nov 28th at 9am CST (stream)
Watch the installation of the first-ever African-American cardinal, Wilton Daniel Gregory.
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.
Remembering Eliza Healy
A forgotten Sister in an a well-remembered family is remembered this year, as histories are revealed and inaccuracies combated.
Neglecting Black Catholic history
Black Catholic podcaster Efram Menny advocates for Black Catholic history—American and Catholic history that is often set (and cast) aside.
'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".
Largest Facebook group for Black Catholics hosts gathering for Black Catholic History Month
The largest group on Facebook for Black Catholics hosted a Black Catholic History month event, including trivia, testimonies, and an original litany for Black saints-to-be.
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.
Knights of Peter Claver to celebrate 111 years
The nation's largest and oldest Black Catholic fraternal order is celebrating their annual Founders' Day Mass, a built-in kickoff to Black Catholic History Month.
Black Saints in the Internet Age
An op-ed on the state of Black Catholicism on the Internet, especially as seen through the prism of impending sainthood.