Xavier University of Louisiana adds Black studies major
Dr. Sharlene Sinegal-DeCuir, a Louisiana native and Black Catholic, is leading the new program, which will open for enrollment in spring 2024.
Dr. Sharlene Sinegal-DeCuir, a Louisiana native and Black Catholic, is leading the new program, which will open for enrollment in spring 2024.
Ne’Kiya Jackson, one of two New Orleans high schoolers recently noted globally for a new proof of the Pythagorean theorem, is now attending the nation’s Catholic HBCU, Xavier University of Louisiana. The school announced the news in August, following a flurry of news coverage and social media attention
Christopher Gurley Jr. reviews a striking historical monograph from Dr. Leah Mickens, the winner of the inaugural Cyprian Davis, OSB, Prize in 2021.
How do you save one of the last bastions of Black Catholic education in the Motor City? By supporting it with time, money, and a realistic theology of evangelization, says Fr John McKenzie.
The award-winning author, singer, and pioneering banking executive will lead a Christmas-themed concert supporting her alma mater and parish school.
The match marked the start of men's NAIA competition for the 97-year-old Catholic HBCU, and the first collegiate soccer team in New Orleans since 2006.
The historic HBCU will have a physical Catholic ministry hub for the first time in decades, following the return of priest-led ministry in 2020.
The event is being organized by representatives from St. Augustine Catholic Church, the mother church of Black Catholics in the nation's capital.
Invoking an iconic blueprint, Dr. Ronald Smith issues a call to action concerning the growing opposition to racial equity across the South.
Preslaysa Williams, the new CCM director at Norfolk State and Hampton, explains how connecting with thousands of Black Catholics has inspired her work.
Efran Menny reviews a timely text elucidating post-Civil War Catholic history in the nation's oldest city.
Deacon Tim Tilghman breaks down his experience at the National Black Catholic Congress and the echoing call to thrive in the Church—and the world.
Frei David Santos, OFM, has spent the last 30 years fighting to increase access to higher education for Black and impoverished students in Brazil. But 46 years ago, he didn't even see himself as Black.
The program seeks to champion Catholic campus ministries on historically Black campuses—very few of which currently have them.
The nation's largest Black Catholic org honed in on Gov. Ron Desantis' defense of new public ed standards that characterize slavery as beneficial.
Dr. Craig Ford Jr. and the National Black Sisters' Conference are among this year's nominees for the award from Pax Christi USA.