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My dad is a survivor of the '60s Scoop: forcibly taken from our family at an early age and put into the child welfare system. He is 61, I’m 29 — and it has…
My dad is a survivor of the Sixties Scoop: forcibly taken from our family at an early age and put into the child welfare system. He is 61, I’m 29 — and it has…
Belleville bishop talks of Catholic church's 'racial divide' Posted7/17/2021 7:00 AM BELLEVILLE, Ill. -- The Most Rev. Edward K. Braxton, one of the few African American bishops in the Roman Catholic Church, rarely talks to the press. He says he doesn't live in a 'yes or no' world, and instead makes statements in pastoral letters and other writings. 'My thinking is more nuanced than something you put on the 5 o'clock news,' said Braxton, 77. 'I write as I speak. I have a moving viewpoint from many experiences.' His parents, Baptists from Mississippi, migrated to ...
Belleville bishop talks of Catholic church's 'racial divide' JESSE BOGAN, St. Louis Post-Dispatch July 16, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — The Most Rev. Edward K. Braxton, one of the few African American bishops in the Roman Catholic Church, rarely talks to the press. He says he doesn’t live in a “yes or no” world, and instead makes statements in pastoral letters and other writings. “My thinking is more nuanced than something you put on the 5 o’clock news,” said Braxton, 77. “I write as I speak. I have a moving viewpoint from many experiences.” His parents...
Article content The shell of the former St. Joseph’s School for Girls stands gutted and overgrown on Garnier Road, walking distance from the Spanish Municipal Marina. The site is privately owned but the gate to the property is open; those who have come to mourn and pay their respects have hung medicine bags and wooden medallions on the fence and laid children’s shoes at the base of the structure on crumbling brick and concrete. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. A day to mourn, not celebrate Back to video Bright green foliage blankets the groun...