Descendants retrace lives of ancestors enslaved by Jesuits at site of St. Inigoes plantation in Southern Maryland September 12, 2023By Mark Zimmermann Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News When Jeremy Alexander found out in 2016 about his family’s connection to slavery and the Jesuits he was sitting at his desk at work at Georgetown University, the institution connected to the story of his ancestors’ bondage and separation and their descendants’ ultimate reunion.
Catholic student center at Washington’s Howard University named for Sister Thea Bowman September 6, 2023By Mark Zimmermann OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, Racial Justice, Saints, World News On a day when history was made 60 years earlier with the March on Washington, Father Robert Boxie III, the Catholic chaplain at Howard University in the nation’s capital, noted that the campus ministry program there was making history of its own, with the blessing and dedication of its new Sister Thea Bowman Catholic Student Center.
Descendants of people enslaved and sold by the Jesuits in 1838 reunite for family reunion in Southern Maryland September 5, 2023By Mark Zimmermann Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice The Reclamation Project’s Southern Maryland GU272 – Jesuit Enslaved Descendant Gathering over the Labor Day weekend drew hundreds of people who, in addition to touring the plantations and historic churches in that region, also gathered at St. Mary’s College in St. Mary’s City for presentations from scholars and testimonies from fellow descendants.
60 years after March on Washington, Georgetown panel says MLK’s dream yet unfulfilled September 1, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Sixty years after the March on Washington, there is still work to be done to make the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream a reality, a Georgetown University panel said Aug. 28.
Archdiocese of Baltimore continues sponsorship of HBCU Week on Maryland Public Television August 31, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, Movie & Television Reviews, News, Racial Justice For the second straight year, the archdiocese and MPT will support programming that celebrates the history, culture and innovations of HBCUs in the area and across the nation. HBCU Week on MPT begins Sept. 4 and airs through Sept. 10.
Gwynn Oak Unity Festival a reminder of the work done to dismantle racism – and the work that’s left to do August 28, 2023By Yvonne Wenger Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice In the spot where his brother priests were arrested 60 years earlier for helping to desegregate a Baltimore County amusement park, Auxiliary Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., offered a prayer to heal racial divisions Aug. 27.
Catholics say 1963 march brought change but see more work needed to realize Dr. King’s dream August 28, 2023By Mark Zimmermann OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News Sixty years later “what’s pretty clear is that racism, ignorance and fear are still with us.”
Fla. bishop condemns racially motivated shooting: ‘Violence, bigotry have no place in our hearts or society’ August 28, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Racial Justice, World News A Florida Catholic bishop condemned a racially motivated shooting that took place late Aug. 26 at a Dollar General store Aug. 26 in Jacksonville, saying, “Violence and bigotry have no place in our hearts or our society.”
St. Frances Academy empowers future Black pilots with Ortega Flight Academy August 25, 2023By Mary K. Tilghman Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice, Schools, Video Autumn Marlow is the first student in the Dr. Sandy Ortega Flight Academy, a new enrichment program offered at St. Frances Academy in East Baltimore.
Radio Interview: Podcast about Black Catholics – Ark and Dove August 21, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice, Radio Interview Ark and Dove is a five-episode narrative podcast, produced in Baltimore, investigating the complex dynamics of race and religion in America through the lens of the Black Catholic Church.
Archdiocese collaborates to sponsor Gwynn Oak Unity Festival celebrating 60th anniversary of civil rights event August 15, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Racial Justice The Archdiocese of Baltimore will be one of the lead sponsors for the festival, which will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the desegregation of a now-closed private amusement park in the community.
Years pass, the questions echo: Are Black Catholics truly ‘seen and heard’? August 2, 2023By Ansel Augustine OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Commentary, National Black Congress, Racial Justice July 2023 was a busy month for Black (specifically African American) Catholics.
