Nearly 6 in 10 Black Americans think the criminal justice system needs a complete overhaul, compared with about a quarter of white Americans who said the same.
Racial Justice
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Black Lives Matter is inspiring demonstrations all over Latin America
“There’s a common denominator in the United States and Latin America: Human rights violations associated with police abuse many times go unpunished.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Six lessons for police reform from the Catholic Church
The Catholic Church and the U.S. law-enforcement are both powerful institutions with fiercely loyal agents who have covered up misdeeds.
Posted inFaith, News
Black Catholics say words not enough as church decries racism
In 2018, after what it called an accumulation of “episodes of violence and animosity with racial and xenophobic overtones,” the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a pastoral letter condemning racism and vowing to combat it.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
On Juneteenth, look to the biblical prophets and the Black Lives Matter movement
Juneteenth, when we celebrate the freedom of slaves in the United States, is a good time to reflect on ancient prophets who have much in common with today’s activists.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Majority of Americans support police protests, according to poll
The new AP-NORC poll finds 54% of Americans say they approve of the protests, while 32% disapprove. Another 14% say they hold neither opinion.
Posted inJesuitical, Politics & Society
Podcast: How does systemic racism shape health care in the U.S.?
A conversation with Dr. Sarah Kureshi on Covid-19 and racial bias in the health care system
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
How Catholic vigils for racial justice can center the black experience
Even the most well-meaning prayer vigils against racism can miss the mark because of fuzzy language and a lack of black voices, writes Flora x. Tang. But there are ways to make them more effective.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Remembering John Howard Griffin at 100: Catholic Convert who wrote ‘Black Like Me’
‘Black Like Me’ went beyond social observation to examine an underlying disease of the soul.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Irish-Americans tempted to condemn today’s protests should remember their history
Black men strung up and lynched by Irish-Americans in New York, in the midst of the Civil War. It turns the stomach to acknowledge, but the truth is unavoidable.