Gary Pomerantz’s detailed exploration of Bob Cousy’s career touches on the heroic moments and the bitter failures of the Boston Celtics, including a shameful history of racial prejudice.
Racial Justice
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Review: Michelle Obama in her own words
Michelle Obama’s autobiography is a powerful demonstration of what a strong woman can make of a “reluctantly” public life.
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Covington Catholic student sues Washington Post for $250 million
The Catholic high school student at the center of an encounter with a Native American tribal leader in Washington filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit Feb. 19 against The Washington Post claiming the newspaper’s coverage of the incident was biased.
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These diverse films won’t win an Oscar—but here’s why you still need to see them
As we head into Oscars season, here are 10 of the best and most diverse films that did not get nominated for an Oscar but still merit watching.
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‘Green Book’ and the stories Americans like to tell ourselves
The controversial film is a sweet lullaby when what is really needed is a wake up call.
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Catholics can learn a lot from Black Lives Matter
This week’s guest is Olga Segura, an associate editor at America. We discuss her article “What Black Lives Matter can teach Catholics about racial justice.” We also discuss these articles: The return of Daniel Berrigan’s ‘The Trial of the Catonsville nine’ Explainer: Former Cardinal McCarrick faces laicization. What does that mean? Andrew Cuomo and the […]
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Virginia bishop says racist photo another assault on human dignity
Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge called on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Feb. 2 “to do what is best to restore the trust and confidence of the people in our leaders” after a racist photo from the governor’s 1984 medical school yearbook emerged a day earlier.
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What Black Lives Matter can teach Catholics about racial justice
The Black Lives Matter movement has grown to become the first major racial justice movement in the United States since the civil rights movement of the 1950s and ’60s.
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Beyond ‘I have a dream’: It’s time to take Martin Luther King Jr. out of the box
During African-American History Month, we should embrace the radical Dr. King, who focused on the “triple American evils of racism, materialism and militarism.”
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Baltimore archbishop reflects on effects of racism, calls for ‘repentance, action’
On January 21, 2019, Martin Luther King Day, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore issued his second pastoral reflection on racism in the last year. Entitled “The Journey to Racial Justice: Repentance, Healing and Action,” the reflection discusses the various aspects of racism and what the church can do to combat it.