Tag: Shannen Dee Williams
Sister Frances Millicent ‘Frankie’ Douglass broke barriers for Black women in...
As a public-facing historian of Black women, I have always relished the fact that Black History Month and Women's History Month are successive in...
Remembering Sister Mary Greta Jupiter, an educator, principal, and courageous leader:...
2021 saw the passing of some of the nation's most important leaders, thinkers, writers and freedom fighters of the modern era.
Among the Catholic Church's...
In Advent, remember Sister Thea Bowman’s great sacrifice for her beliefs,...
On Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, the third day of Advent and the last day of Black Catholic History Month, I visited the historic Elmwood...
Imperative to determine all victims of clergy sex abuse, including those...
The New York Times' recent documentary on the courageous investigative journalism of Jason Berry has once again fixed our gaze on the enduring tragedy...
New Orleans’ Norman C. Francis Parkway is an act of justice:...
The people we choose to honor in public spaces matter.
As such, thousands rejoiced on Jan. 1, 2021, when New Orleans' Jefferson Davis Parkway officially...
In joy for Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Black Catholics pray forward ever,...
When Pope Francis appointed Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory to become the first African American to lead the Archdiocese of Washington in 2019, many...