Date set for Texas special election runoff featuring Black Catholic congressional hopeful
Former Houston city councilwoman Amanda Edwards faces Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee in a January faceoff after several GOP-led delays.
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Black Catholics center stage in 2025 election victories
Jay Jones weathered an October scandal in his bid for Virginia attorney general, while Amanda Edwards' long quest for Congress lives on in Texas.
The hidden history of Black Catholic martyrs in America
Nate Tinner-Williams explores a rarely discussed facet of American Catholic holiness, linking stories of sacrifice from across what is now the United States.
Texas' Black Catholic-heavy special election for Congress is largely mum on Israel
Voters for the US House's vacant 18th district seat must parse candidates—several of them Black Catholics—who have largely avoided the Gaza issue.
Democrats fled the Texas House to prevent a new gerrymander. Now, they're setting terms for a return.
Several Black Catholics are among more than 50 lawmakers who acted this month to protest and prevent disenfranchisement in the Lone Star State.
Unity Explosion 2025 and the future of the Black Catholic family
Efran Menny reflects on his experience as a participant at Unity Explosion 2025, a Black Catholic ministry conference this summer in Texas.
DOGE's deadly cuts deserve a response from Black Catholics
Douglas Stringer on how the budget reorganizations in Washington tell a sordid tale of self-interest and must be met with principled resistance.
Texas governor calls special election for vacant U.S. House seat sought by Black Catholics
A delayed November race will leave the Houston area's Democratic-heavy 18th congressional district without representation for eight months.
Johnny Mathis retiring from live music after 70 years
The West Coast crooner and reported Catholic convert had several number-one hits and chart records during a run of success in the Golden Era of Pop.
A one-size-fits-all Mass doesn't serve Black Catholics.
Efran Menny on the need for a culturally aware liturgical experience that doesn't alienate the few in favor of the many.
Lyke Conference and Unity Explosion set for June 2025
The two Black Catholic gatherings have not been held in the same year since 2018, when Unity Explosion last held a full conference.
UPDATED: Two Black Catholics running to fill Texas' vacant U.S. House seat
Former Houston City Councilman Amanda Edwards and Isaiah Martin will face the already heavily endorsed Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee.
Fr Nixon Mullah, Josephite seminary rector, dead at 51
The Cameroonian-born priest in the Catholic religious community serving African Americans had been suffering from cancer for several years.
'Lives turned completely upside down': Haitian migrant advocate laments Trump orders
Guerline Jozef spoke with Briana Jansky on the White House actions targeting migrants—including Haitians—on both sides of the U.S. border.
New Orleans car attacker had Black Creole roots in Louisiana
Shamsud-din Jabbar descended from Louisiana African Americans and practiced Islam in his youth before being radicalized as an adult.
Black Beaumont native kills 14 in New Orleans car attack
The African-American perpetrator was radicalized in a form of Islamist extremism and had an ISIS flag on his rented vehicle.