Dozens of students at the University of Notre Dame took a knee during the playing of the national anthem at the Catholic school’s football game in South Bend, Ind., this weekend, saying their faith compels them to protest racism.
Racial Justice
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Infographic: Fifty years after Fair Housing Act, segregation persists
The homeownership gap between white and black families is as wide as it was in the 1960s, and the remaining barriers to integration include restrictive zoning and newly tightfisted banks.
Posted inFaith, News
U.S. bishops: ‘Ugly cancer of racism’ infects our nation
The proposed statement, “Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love — A Pastoral Letter Against Racism,” will be considered for approval during the bishops’ Nov. 12-14 fall general meeting in Baltimore.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
An Olympic salute to black power: what it means 50 years later
When Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists on the Olympic podium, their act drew widespread criticism. Now Colin Kaepernick is the face of Nike.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Chicago’s lay Catholics and civil rights
Karen J. Johnson focuses on the minority of white Catholics who felt that racial equality was a moral and religious, not merely political, issue.
Posted inFaith, News
Black men reverse the gender split on religion, research shows
A study by the Pew Research Center released Wednesday (Sept. 26) has found that while black men are less religious than black women, they are more religious than white women and white men.
Posted inArt, Arts & Culture
The crucifixions of Kara Walker
The images in Kara Walker’s “Christ’s Entry into Journalism” are a strange juxtaposition of past and present, disturbing fact and disturbing fiction.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
This week #BlackLivesMatter turned 5. Catholics must continue to embrace its mission.
The Catholic Church has renewed efforts to fight racism in the U.S., but Black Lives Matter deserves credit for keeping our attention on racial justice.
Posted inArts & Culture, Dispatches
Laura Ingalls Wilder is my hero, but her books tell a painful American story
There are many things about Laura Ingalls Wilder that make her a personal hero of mine; but that does not mean I can ignore the racism in her books.
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Polish priest set for sainthood criticized for anti-Semitism
Pope Francis’ decision to move the World War II-era head of Poland’s Catholic Church a step closer to possible sainthood has hit a stumbling block, after two leading Jewish organizations and even Polish Catholic publications called him out for anti-Semitic views.