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2020 was an important year in #BlackCatholichistory. The US got its 1st Black cardinal & a host of new initiatives supporting the study, teaching, & celebration of the #BlackCatholic past were launched across the country. Here's to more good news in 2021!
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#BlackHistoryIsCatholicHistory and #BlackCatholicHistory Always Matters
Via @CushwaCenter and @achahistory
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During an interview today with @StellaMarisFilm, when asked about Black Catholic vocations, I spit out the numbers almost instinctually.
Two hundred and fifty Black priests (250).
Out of three million Black Catholics (3,000,000).
It hit me all over again how crazy that is...
Two hundred and fifty Black priests (250).
Out of three million Black Catholics (3,000,000).
It hit me all over again how crazy that is...
(For context, there are ~37,000 Catholic priests in the United States and ~70 million Catholics overall.)
Once you learn the history, it's no mystery why the discrepancy is so horrific, but MAN. It really gets you thinking! (And plotting, in my case. 😁)
Never forget: there is a debt owed! Fight for Black Catholic parishes and schools. They are key. #BlackHistoryIsCatholicHistory
Never forget: there is a debt owed! Fight for Black Catholic parishes and schools. They are key. #BlackHistoryIsCatholicHistory
Hi Folks! I'm still on break. However, I have received lots of messages & emails over the past few days requesting scholarly book & article recommendations to help contextualize the contemporary moment re: the #CatholicChurch & #BLM. So, here you go:
The story of the rise & fall of the #FederatedColoredCatholics of the US-esp. the clerical supplanting of Black lay leader Dr. Thomas W. Turner-is ESSENTIAL reading for these times. Start w/ Marilyn Nickels & David Southern. Links are provided below. #BlackCatholicHistoryMatters
1. David Southern, *John LaFarge and the Limits of Catholic Interracialism,* 1996. (esp. chapters 5 & 6)
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2. Marilyn Nickels, *Black Catholic Protest and the Federated Colored Catholics,* 1988.
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2. Marilyn Nickels, *Black Catholic Protest and the Federated Colored Catholics,* 1988.
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