A Confederate family kidnaps the film’s Black protagonist, Veronica Henley, a modern-day sociologist and New York Times bestselling author played by Janelle Monáe—and enslaves her in the “past.”
Erika Rasmussen
Erika Rasmussen is a Joseph A. O'Hare, S.J., Postgraduate Media Fellow at America.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Report: The death penalty is a ‘descendant of slavery’
Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy: “The death penalty serves as a sort of litmus test for how our nation is making progress to either dismantle or uphold racism.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
The Catholic Health Association on who should get a Covid-19 vaccine (and when)
Sister Mary Haddad on coronavirus vaccine: “It is our belief that all people regardless of immigration status—whether they be refugees or asylum seekers held in immigration centers—must be included in each priority population group.”
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How Jesuit universities are confronting implicit bias in campus security
While deaths at the hands of police make headlines, the problem of implicit bias in policing and security for most Black Americans is experienced as a daily psychic burden.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Catholic ‘Shark Tank’ invests in innovation to meet the needs of the modern church
At the first-ever OSV Innovation Challenge’s virtual Demo Day, three Catholic enterprises walked away with $100,000. Here’s how they plan to support the mission of the church.