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Racial Justice

Gwynn Oak Unity Festival a reminder of the work done to dismantle racism – and the work that’s left to do

August 28, 2023
By 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, 2023
By 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, 2023
By 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, 2023
By 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, 2023
By 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, 2023
By 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, 2023
By 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.

Analysis: Going Forth and writing the vision of the 13th National Black Catholic Congress

July 27, 2023
By Carole Norris Greene
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Commentary, National Black Congress, Racial Justice

The 3,000-strong congress attendees were jubilant during Mass as they sang along with the 90-member choir belting out “We’ve come this far by faith!”

DeSantis defends Florida’s curriculum on slavery; draws Black, Catholic criticism

July 27, 2023
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News
Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican seeking his party’s presidential nomination in 2024, faced criticism after defending a controversial portion of Florida’s 2023 Social Studies curriculum suggesting “slaves developed skills” that could be used for their “personal benefit.”

Cardinal Gregory: Till memorial should inspire youth to ‘work for a better world’

July 26, 2023
By Mark Zimmermann
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News

Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington, the Catholic Church’s first African American cardinal, reacted to President Joe Biden establishing the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Mississippi and Illinois July 25, saying it was important to remember that youth’s brutal, tragic murder and his mother’s heroic quest for justice as the work for civil rights continues.

National Black Catholic Congress a moving experience for attendees

July 25, 2023
By Mark Zimmermann
Catholic Standard
Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, National Black Congress, News, Racial Justice, World News

Adrienne Curry, the director of the Office of Black Catholic Ministries in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, noted that her diocese’s delegation included 76 people.

In National Black Catholic Congress workshop, Baltimore Black Catholic director confronts racism

July 24, 2023
By Carole Norris Greene
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Local News, National Black Congress, News, Racial Justice

Adrienne Curry, director of the archdiocesan Office for Black Catholic Ministries, didn’t hold back any punches in her talk about the Catholic Church’s response to racism that she gave at the recent 13th National Black Catholic Congress.

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