The property was once owned by Creole matriarch Marie Couvent, who willed that it never be sold—a wish violated by the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
The commemorative figurine comes amid renewed interest in the singer's catalog and in her enduring impact on the R&B genre even after her death.
The event will be held at the Catholic University of America, the alma mater and former teaching post of the Black Catholic saint-to-be.
The African-American Catholic convert served the special needs community after years as a Catholic school educator in OKC.
Ahead of Inauguration Day, Efran Menny offers food for thought on the bankruptcy of the Catholic moral vote and how to pick up the pieces.
The 46-year-old archdiocesan Black Catholic office was effectively commandeered in June, just days after an annual celebration of its work.
The longtime head of African-American Affairs at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops was involved in various justice-oriented causes.
The life-size bronzework, a gift from the Catholic bishops of Mississippi and Alabama, was created by a local artist who completed it in October.
The Couvent School building, which for centuries housed institutions serving the poor, was previously acquired by the chancery via a legal loophole.
The award-winning film qualified with a weeklong cinema run in Southern California and has won awards at film festivals across the country.
Dcn Tim Tilghman on the impact of forgotten activism during the Black Catholic Movement and its enduring call for the Church today.
The event marked twin anniversaries for African Americans in the Church, while looking forward to the future of ethnic expression and liberation.
Tamika Royes reflects on a pressing (and international) question in the search for egalitarian recognition.
Dorothy Dempsey on the state of affairs in a post-Trump, pre-Trump American moment.
The Northeast was a boon for Black and Afro-Latino congressional candidates amid widespread Republican victories in the Senate and White House.
Kamala Harris is the first Black woman to top a major ticket. Efran Menny says blowback from conservatives proves there is much more work to do.
