Catholics among the few Black Emmy winners this year—including record-breaker RuPaul
Black actors were snubbed entirely at this year's Emmys, but notable wins in other categories may bring a bit of solace, with Catholic connections aplenty.
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Toni Stone, first female baseball pro, feted in new staging of play from Lydia Diamond
A 2019 play on a quintessential sports pioneer—and Black Catholic—has returned to in-person status after a brief delay due to COVID-19.
Sr Greta Jupiter, SSF, longtime educator in the Black community, will be laid to rest tomorrow morning in New Orleans
Another Sister of the Holy Family has passed in New Orleans, a noted Black educator in the congregation's schools throughout the state and country.
Black Catholic descendant of Tuskegee Experiment featured on NBC News touting COVID-19 vaccines
A DC-area Black Catholic, a descendant of the Tuskegee Experiment in Alabama, is speaking out in favor of the COVID-19 vaccines.
Josephine Baker to enter French Pantheon
One of America's earliest Black expat celebrities—and one of its fiercest activists—will receive France's highest burial honor this Fall.
Documentary on Clementine Hunter making local TV debut tonight
A famed Black Catholic painter from Louisiana is making her small screen debut tonight, as a short documentary on her life and work airs on PBS in Louisiana.
Amid family dispute, Aaliyah's later albums come to streaming for the first time
A late Black Catholic R&B singer's monumental body of work is available on modern platforms for the first time in decades.
Pioneering Black nun, educator Sr Clare of Assisi, SSF to be laid to rest tomorrow morning
A pioneer of desegregation in Catholic higher education has died, leaving a legacy of faith, holiness, and sound administration.
Black Catholics sign New Ways Ministry statement against LGBT discrimination
A new statement aiming to underscore Catholic Social Teaching in the arena of LGBT discrimination has gained several notable Black Catholic signatories.
'Economy Hall' author wins 2021 Louisiana Writer Award
A Catholic has won the Creole State's highest literary honor, the first Black woman to do so in the 21-year history of the award.
Interview: Deanna Witkowski talks jazz, Mass, Jazz Mass, and her new book on Mary Lou Williams
The latest entry in Liturgical Press' "People of God" biography series covers a legendary Black Catholic jazz artist and liturgist. The author tells all.
Black Catholic Theological Symposium annual meeting announced for October 7-9th at Notre Dame
The nation's Black Catholic theological society has scheduled its annual gathering for this Fall in South Bend—headlined by a number of standout names.
NETWORK Lobby names Black Catholic as second-in-command
The nation's most high-profile social justice group run by religious sisters has named Joan F. Neal as their first-ever deputy executive director.
Mother Mary Lange school in Baltimore set for grand opening on Friday
The newest Catholic school building in Baltimore in almost six decades is scheduled for a blessing ceremony and ribbon-cutting on Friday morning.
Simone Biles returns for final individual event, takes bronze
Simone Biles returned from her extended mental health break, taking bronze in the women's balance beam final to end her Tokyo Olympic run.
Simone Biles drops individual all-around event from Olympic schedule
Following a scary fall and scarier medical uncertainty in Tokyo, Simone Biles is stepping away from the mat to stabilize herself mentally.