Cancer Alley activist Sharon Lavigne to receive Laetare Medal
In May, the nation's best-known Black Catholic activist will receive the highest honor awarded to US Catholics, the latest honor for her advocacy against environmental racism.
Poverty
Sister Thea Bowman Foundation seeks scholarship applicants, partners
Applications are open for a scholarship program supporting African-American high schoolers transitioning to higher education at Catholic schools.
Reflection: St Joseph the Black, pray for us
An editorial reflection from Nate Tinner-Williams links the father of Jesus to the experience of African Americans in a strange land.
'Repair the Breach!': African Americans and the Catholic Campaign for Human Development
Donna Toliver Grimes, head of the USCCB's African-American subcommittee, interviews the head of the bishops' anti-poverty initiative.
Reflection: What 'Don't Look Up' teaches us about government, the environment, and COVID-19
Efran Menny breaks down the new Netflix hit and how it informs the global response to various health concerns in the modern age.
'We're engaged in a battle': Part 3 of interview with Keith 'Bomani Shakur' Lamar, scheduled for execution in 2023
A death row inmate in Cleveland explains how supporters can help him advocate for his life and prevent the cycle of desperation in the community.
'There was a plan set in motion to re-enslave': Part 2 of interview with death row inmate-activist Keith Lamar
Keith 'Bomani Shakur' Lamar imparts wisdom on mass incarceration, the War on Drugs, and literacy in the Black community—prisons included.
'It can be devastating, if you stop moving': Interview with Keith 'Bomani' Lamar, death row inmate sentenced for 1993 prison riot (part 1)
Keith Lamar, a Black Clevelander sentenced to death for a prison riot he says he had nothing to do with, tells his story to Alessandra Harris.
Going Lange: Saint Frances Academy on the verge
After nearly 200 years, Saint Frances Academy began to make the news for something other than their saintly Black founder, but is there more to the story?