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The National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus (NBCCC)

Serves as a fraternity for Black Catholic Clergy and Religious to support the spiritual, theological, educational, and ministerial growth of its members. It is a vehicle to bring the contributions of the Black Community to fruition within the Catholic Church. It wages an attack on the institutional racism within the Catholic Church and on the Church's support of White racism overall in the American Society.

President: Fr. Anthony Bozeman, SSJ
Fr. Kenneth Taylor
Rev. Dr. Christopher Lee Coleman, Ph. D.
Site: http://www.nbccc-us.com

The National Black Sisters' Conference (NBSC)

The National Black Sisters' Conference was founded in 1968. We are a national organization representing Black Catholic religious in the United States. We the members of the National Black Sisters' Conference, pledge ourselves to work unceasingly for the liberation of black people. We black religious women see ourselves as gifted with the choicest of God's blessings. The gift of our womanhood, that channel through which the Son of God Himself chose to come into the human race, endows us with those qualities and prerogatives, which are designed for the deliverance of humanity.

President: Sr. Roberta Fulton
Vice President: Sister Josita Coleman, SNDdeN
Treasurer: Sr. Gayle Lwanga Crumbley, RGS
Site: http://www.nbsc68.com

National Association of Black Catholic Administrators (NABCA)

The National Association of Black Catholic Administrators was founded in 1976, is dedicated to provide a forum for Black Catholic Administrators to gather and share their collective resources to effectively address the spiritual needs, issues, and concerns facing the African American communities we serve.

President: Deacon Art Miller
Linda Duhon-LaCour
Vanessa Griffin Campbell
Pam Harris
Mary Leisring
Web site: www.nabcaonline.com

Knights of Peter Claver (KPC)
Web site: www.kofpc.org

Fredron Dekarlos Blackmon, Obl.S.B.
Office: Supreme Knight and Chief Executive Officer

Fredron Dekarlos Blackmon, Obl.S.B., Supreme Knight and Chief Executive OfficerThe Sixteenth Supreme Knight of the Knights of Peter Claver, Inc. He is the Past President of the Gulf Coast Conference; previously serving as the Gulf Coast Conference Vice President and Grand Knight of the Sir Knight Charles T. Smoot Council No. 286 of Huntsville. He is a native of Mobile, the birthplace of Claverism. Sir Knight Blackmon served with distinction in the U.S. Army Chaplains' Corps. He holds undergraduate degrees and graduate degrees to include a Masters of Business Administration in Public Management and a Masters of Arts in Pastoral Ministry from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. He is the pastoral associate and director of liturgy and music for Saint Joseph Catholic Church, and taught vocal music and theology at Pope John Paul II Catholic High School in Huntsville, Alabama. He is married to Gracious Lady Kanobia A. Russell-Blackmon of Mobile.

Dr. Geralyn C. Shelvin
Office: Supreme Lady, KPCLA

Dr. Geralyn C. Shelvin, Supreme Lady, KPCLAThe twelfth Supreme Lady of the Knights of Peter Claver, Ladies' Auxiliary. Dr. Shelvin has been a member of the Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary since transferring from the Junior Daughter Division more than 30 years ago. She is a charter member of St. Paul Chapter # 3 of the Fourth Degree Ladies of Grace Division. She has served KPC on the national level in the Fourth Degree Ladies of Grace Division as Supreme Navigator, Supreme Captain, and Conclave Scribe. She is a member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church and serves as a Minister of the Eucharist, Minister of the Word, and Coordinator of the Ministers of Care. Her affiliations include Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., National Council of Negro Women, and the National Black Catholic Congress to name a few. Gracious Lady Shelvin is a registered nurse with graduate degrees in health care and business administration. She is employed by the United States Government, Veterans Affairs Department. She resides in Lafayette, Louisiana with her husband, Sir Knight Thomas S. Shelvin.

Athanase J. Jones, Jr.
Office: National Secretary

Athanase J. Jones, Jr., Obl.S.B, National SecretaryA fourth-generation member of the Knights of Peter Claver; previously serving as the Order's Executive Director and Gulf Coast District Deputy. In addition to his current office, he is also the organization's Public Relations Director. Sir Knight Jones is the Past Grand Knight of Msgr. Walter J. Darcy Council No. 335 in Jacksonville and Faithful Scribe of Pierre Toussaint Fourth Degree Assembly No. 45 in Savannah, GA. He is a retired Naval Officer who serves on other Boards including the National Black Catholic Congress and Catholic Charities. Jones holds a Bachelors Degree in Political Science from Norfolk State University and a Masters of Science Degree in Management from Troy State University. He is employed as a Fiscal Officer in the U.S. Department of Labor's Jacksonville District Office.

National Black Catholic Seminarians Association (NBCSA)

President: Kareem R. Smith

The National Black Catholic Seminarians Association (NBCSA) prides itself on the bonds of brotherhood, which our members share among themselves and with their confreres in their respective houses of formation. We seek to discern, identify and accentuate those spiritual, cultural, and ecclesial experiences in which we share. Our apostolic focus is on vocations and those who work with black vocations. We hope to enterprise in gathering and mobilizing our spiritual and cultural gifts for the good of the larger church. The NBCSA mission is not an exclusive, separatist or militant organization. But, one that is spiritually universal.

Institute for Black Catholic Studies, Xavier University of Louisiana (IBCS)

The mission of the Institute for Black Catholic Studies is to prepare men and women for evangelical leadership in the Black Catholic communities of the United States. To this end, the Institute offers the Master of Pastoral Theology taught from a Black Catholic perspective, and a cluster of Certificate and Enrichment programs.

Director, Sr./Dr. Jamie T. Phelps, OP
Site: http://www.xula.edu/IBCS/

African American Bishops

Most Rev. Martin D. Holley
Most Rev. Joseph Perry
Most Rev. John Ricard, SSJ
Web site: www.usccb.org

Secretariat for Cultural Diversity in the Church

NBCC Observer

Beverly A. Carroll, Assistant Director
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

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