Assata Shakur, famed Black revolutionary and erstwhile political prisoner, dead at 78
The African-American Catholic convert was convicted on trumped-up murder charges in 1977 following a N.J. shootout, before escaping prison to Cuba.
Crime
New Orleans mayor, former bodyguard plead not guilty to federal charges linked to affair
The pair allegedly conspired to fund an affair on the city's dime and covered it up by means of deleted messages, perjury, and public retaliation.
Indicted Jackson prosecutor’s latest campaign finance report rife with errors
Amid federal corruption charges, the campaign finance report from Jody Owens features bad math, with thousands of dollars unaccounted for.
In 2025, the 'immortal' Henrietta Lacks is still receiving her due.
An October event in Maryland will help cement her remembrance in Maryland medicine—and begin a new chapter of family advocacy.
Black Catholics react to Minneapolis shooting that left two students dead at parish
Archbishop Shelton Fabre, chair of the U.S. bishops' domestic justice committee, called the attack "senseless" and requested prayers for the grieving.
New Orleans mayor LaToya Cantrell hit with federal charges linked to years-long affair
The Black Catholic executive, the first woman to lead the Crescent City, was earlier revealed to be in an illicit relationship with her bodyguard.
Black Catholic congressman 'incarcerated' while trying to enter immigrant detention facility in Brooklyn
Congressional Hispanic Caucus chair U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat was briefly detained outside of MDC Brooklyn with two Democratic colleagues.
Christ the King Church in Flint vandalized, incident under investigation
Several windows were broken at the 96-year-old Black Catholic parish in Michigan, and an attempt was made to set fire to the church's front doors.
'Angel of Harmony' statue returns to St. Louis cathedral after Mo. vandalism incident
A more than four-month-long restoration brought the Afrocentric sculpture back to life in May after an attacker nearly destroyed it last fall.
Fire damages historic Detroit church complex connected to Black Catholics
The abandoned St. Agnes Church, most recently known as Martyr of Uganda Parish, was largely saved from a fire that is still under investigation.
Surviving Catholic clerical sex abuse is not new, and it's not White.
Christopher Gurley on the stories of Black Catholic survivors—a demographic often forgotten in the push to address the Church's living scourge.
Archdiocese of Chicago sues claimants who alleged abuse at Black Catholic parish
Two defendants are among some 30 individuals alleged to have conspired in filing false claims against notorious former priest Daniel McCormack.
Federal trial in Jackson, Miss., government corruption scandal set for July 2026
Hinds County DA Jody Owens II, a Black Catholic, is among three officials denying charges stemming from an FBI sting operation in 2023.
Stray bullet hits new chapel at Loyola High School in Detroit
The Black Catholic all-boys school dedicated its St. Peter Claver Chapel five days before a shooting damaged a window at the new worship space.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs hit with new federal charges in New York
The Catholic-raised rapper remains incarcerated in Brooklyn while awaiting trial for sex trafficking, racketeering, and interstate prostitution.
Arrest made in fatal shooting of Wayne 'LOC' Shaw, brother of rap legend Too Short
The 61-year-old was killed at his business in Oakland, California, on Jan. 29 in what is believed to have been a robbery attempt gone wrong.