"While 40 years have passed, I must say this: I'm sorry. To anyone who has been subjected to racism or bigotry, I am sorry. I have no excuse, but I hope you will forgive me."

“For too long, the sin of racism has lived and thrived in our communities and even in some of our churches.”

Images appeared on social media showing the word "murder" smeared in white paint on a statue of the 18th-century Franciscan priest who led the Catholic Church's missionary efforts among Native Americans on the West Coast.

"We can overcome evil with good if we stand together."

Last week, as events unfolded in Charlottesville, Va., my black Dominican father was pulled over by I.C.E.

In the face of an emboldened white supremacy movement, I find the defensive posture of some conservatives more and more trying.