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Denver Newsroom, Jun 27, 2021 / 05:15 am (CNA). June 30 marks the 168th anniversary of the death of one of the most fascinating characters of American Catholicism: Pierre Toussaint, who was born a slave in Haiti, became a free man in New York, and died as the city’s most beloved man of his day because of his exemplary Catholic life. He is now a Venerable, on the road of sainthood. June 27 is also the anniversary of his birth. Toussaint was brought to New York from Haiti as a slave by his masters, the Bérard family. After the death of Mr. Bérard, Toussaint supported Mrs. Bérard financiall...

Two of the honorees will receive the Doris Rutland Memorial Scholarship and the Herman L. Ficklin Memorial Scholarship, honoring two of  past society members who played a significant role in the society’s success.

By Bashir Muhammad Akinyele “In America there is no such thing as Democrat or Republican anymore. In America you have liberals and conservatives. The only people living in the past who think in terms of I’m a Democrat or Republican, is the American Negro. He’s the one that runs around bragging about party affiliation. He’s […]

Loading the player... In the summer of 1921 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a young Black man named Dick Rowland was accused of assaulting Sarah Page, a white elevator operator. As the story spread, angry white residents came together to take matters into their own hands. On May 31, these residents attacked the thriving Black neighborhood of Greenwood, looting, burning, and killing. The event is now known as the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, and it is one of the worst incidents of racist violence in U.S. history. But the massacre is just the beginning of the story. Over the next 100 years, Tulsa’s Black co...

Critical race theory in the classroom: Understanding the debate Battle over how to teach race and racism in America’s schools Replay Video UP NEXT Critical race theory, an academic concept about systemic racism, has become a target of Republican legislators in states across the country. At least six states have introduced bills that aim to place limitations on lessons about race and inequality being taught in American schools. None of the bills directly mention critical race theory in their text, but the legislators pushing these bills forward have invoked the educational movement while...