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February 9, 2024
Charleston’s new International African American Museum turns site of trauma into site of triumph
CBS News
By Mark Strassmann | CBS News The power of resilience can be felt throughout the new International African-American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina....
February 9, 2024
Why Students Are Choosing H.B.C.U.s: ‘4 Years Being Seen as Family’
The New York Times
Many in a generation that grew up with a Black president and Black Lives Matter are embracing Black colleges and...
February 9, 2024
Ed Dwight was to be the first Black astronaut. At 90, he’s finally getting his due
Associated Press
By JAKE COYLE / AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ed Dwight grew up in segregated 1930s Kansas on...
February 8, 2024
African American Catholic leader awards presented
The Record
By Ruby Thomas | The Record The Archdiocese of Louisville’s Office of Multicultural Ministry honored 10 young people eight adults...
February 8, 2024
Black History Month: the area’s most prominent leaders in the black community
KHQA ABC
by Hayden Donaldson | KHQA ABC Black History Month is a month to look and recognize the many African Americans...
February 8, 2024
In CUA Black History Month talk, ‘The 272’ author raises hope of reconciliation from a painful history of the Church and slavery
Catholic Standard
BY JOANN STEVENS | Catholic Standard Raising public awareness about the role of slavery in building the U.S. Catholic Church and...
February 8, 2024
Despite protests at his ordination, he was America’s first black bishop of the 20th century
Tennessee Tribune
“I feel that the greatest contribution I can make to raise the dignity of my people is being a good...
February 8, 2024
An Invitation…
Catholic Philly
By Father Stephen D. Thorne | CatholicPhilly.com When I was a doctoral student at Bowie State University in Maryland, I...
February 8, 2024
Today is the Feast Day of Saint Josephine Bakhita
Canossian Daughters of Charity
On October 1, 2000 – Pope John Paul II, canonized a Canossian Sister from Africa, Saint Josephine Bahkita. Since then,...
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