It is impossible to ignore the bleak economic and social realities that many African-Americans and members of other racial minority groups still face.
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As Texas bishops urge solidarity, Austin seeks answers to continued bomb attacks
In their joint statement, the Texas bishops echoed Chief Manley’s appeal to the community. “We ask all people in our dioceses to remain vigilant, and to pray and work for peace,” the bishops said.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
A comedy sketch raises questions about racism in China
To viewers aware of racism and the unpleasant history of colonialism, the sketch “Joy Together” was full of offensive content.
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Report: Inequality remains 50 years after Kerner Report
Unlike the 1968 findings, the new report includes input from African-Americans, Latinos, Native Americans and women who are scholars and offer their own recommendations.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Why “Black Panther” is the movie Hollywood—and America—needs
“Black Panther” is an Afrofuturistic superhero film set in the fictional nation of Wakanda.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
The problem with U.S. hockey: racial diversity
When I played hockey, other players of color were few and far between.
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Indian reservations are in poor conditions, show no signs of improvement
“Today, Indians are the poorest of all American ethnic groups,” said Father Michael Carson, a Choctaw Indian who is assistant director of Native American affairs for the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat for Cultural Diversity in the Church.
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Bishop gives stark appraisal of church relations with African-Americans
“The American Catholic Church has continued to be virtually silent,” said Bishop George V. Murry of Youngstown, Ohio, “which leads us to the question: Why?”
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The church must ‘speak and live in truth’ to combat racism, bishop says
A majority black parish in downtown Charlotte has fostered an ongoing dialogue on race with members a majority white parish less than three miles away.
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
Why do we remove some statues and not others?
Why is the statue of General Lee gone and the statue of General Sherman still there?