Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, O.F.M. Conv.: “We must, as a Christian family of faith, work to protect the whole community. We must speak up against any aggression and we must be active in our pursuit to end racism and discrimination of every kind.”
Racial Justice
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
The Jesuits partner with descendants of enslaved people they once owned and sold to raise $100 million for racial justice
The Society of Jesus is teaming up with the descendants of enslaved people once owned by the religious order to reconcile and heal the deep racial wounds of America.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Confronting Racism in Basketball and the Jesuits: The Extraordinary Life of Georgetown’s John Thompson
John Thompson Jr.’s autobiography reflects its author’s personality: challenging, unapologetic and unsparingly acute in its observations beyond the basketball court.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
HBO’s ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ is a Christ-like tale of betrayal — minus the redemption
The “messiah” of the title is Fred Hampton, a Black Panther leader, orator, organizer and, in 1969, a 21-year-old murder victim at the hands of Chicago police.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The G.O.P. prizes Black Republicans — as long as they don’t alienate white members
The G.O.P. realizes it must become more diverse, writes Corey D. Fields, but it has become increasingly intolerant of Black Republicans who talk about racial justice, even in a conservative framework.
Posted inInterviews, Politics & Society
Interview: How the Jesuits are working to confront their history of slavery
American Jesuit histories often minimize the important contributions that enslaved people made.
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Catholic activist injured by police officers during racial justice protest sues the city of Buffalo
A Catholic social justice activist who was knocked to the ground by police during a protest over racism last year has sued the city of Buffalo, its mayor, the police commissioner and several police officers.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I long for a Catholic Church that is unafraid to welcome Black people
We Jesuits hold Peter Claver up and hide behind him.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
Review: ‘City So Real’ explores Chicago, a great American city in need of redemption
For true Chicagoans, theirs is the greatest American city, and also the one most in need of change.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
‘The Birth of a Nation’ sparked decades of racial violence. This Jesuit understood its unholy power.
Daniel Lord, S.J., saw the movie as an ominous portent of how a powerful new medium could be used for the wrong ends.