Racial Challenges and Leadership

Father Robert Kalima

Dr. C. Vanessa White

Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human
 by Arthur Riley
 Reviewed by Kathryn Post Religion News Service

Subversive Habits
 by Shannen Dee Williams
 Commentary by Jacqueline Willy Romero Cushwa Center

Institutional Racism and the Catholic Church
 by Dolores Foster Williams
 Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D.Profiles in Catholicism

Institutional Racism and the Catholic Church
 by Dolores Foster Williams
 Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism

White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity
 by Robert P. Jones
 Commentary by Madeleine Davison National Catholic Reporter

The Untold Story of Emmett Till
 Reviewed by Brian Costello Common Sense Media

Till
 Reviewed by Ellen Wexler Smithsonian Magazine

All One in Christ: A Catholic Critique of Racism and Critical Race Theory
 Reviewed by Carl E. Olson The Catholic World Report

Purple Hearts
 Reviewed by Tania Bhattacharya Al Jazeera

Cardinal Seán O'Malley, OFM, Cap. Letter on Racism

Hepatitis C in Black Individuals in the USA Review
 by Oluwaseun Falade-Nwulia, MBBS, MPH. Sharon M. Kelly, PhD, Sasraku Amanor-Boadu, MD, MPH; et al JAMA November 9, 2o23

Study Helps Explain Racial Disparities in Biological Aging
 by Emily Harris JAMA July 19, 2023

The Supreme Court’s Rulings on Race Neutrality Threaten Progress in Medicine and Health
 by Harald Schmidt, PhD, Lawrence O. Gostin, JD, and Michelle A. Williams, ScD JAMA July 10, 2023

Excess Mortality and Years of Potential Life Lost Among the Black Population in the US, 1999-2020
 by César Caraballo, MD, Daisy S. Massey, BA, Chima D. Ndumele, PhD, et al. JAMA May 16, 2023

The Economic Burden of Racial, Ethnic, and Educational Health Inequities in the US
 by Thomas A. LaVeist, PhD, Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, MD, and Patrick Richard, PhD, MA; et al. JAMA May 16, 2023

Dismantling Environmental Racism
 by Sr. Damien Marie Savino, F.S.E., Ph.D. Franciscan Action Network

Hispanic and Latino professionals feel overlooked and underrepresented in corporate America, new study finds
 by Jeanne Sahadi

6 former Mississippi law officers sentenced in state court for torture of 2 Black men
 by Michael Goldberg The Associated Press

How the Church can evangelize by example on racial justice
 by John L. Allen Jr. Crux Now/Angelus

French bishops oppose ‘end of life’ bill in latest row with government
 by Elise Ann Allen Crux

On the Sexual Harassment of Seminarians in the Diocese of Buffalo
 by Mary Pezzulo Patheos 

With millions of Syrians displaced in country, it's urgent to facilitate their return home'
 by Thaddeus Jones Vatican News 

MetaSaint: Catholic priest launches outreach on Roblox gaming platform
 by Joseph Tulloch Vatican News 

Holy See: 'Fight against racism begins from education'
 by Lisa Zengarini Vatican News

SOON and VERY SOON: African Americans Leave the Catholic Church
 by Tierra Stone WEAA - 88.9FM 

I’m the collateral damage of Mormon racism and homophobia
 by Carlene Fraser  Religion News Service

Spokane bishop responds to Catholic Charities racism video
 by Catholic News Agency /The Catholic World Report

For MLK day, top US prelate urges confronting ‘evil of racism and prejudice’
 by John Lavenburg Crux

Patients of Color More Often Brace for Unfair Treatment in Health Care, Survey Finds
 by Devi Shastri The Associated Press/The Skanner

In the US, Black survivors are nearly invisible in the Catholic clergy sexual abuse crisis
 by Tiffany Stanley and Lea Sken The Associated Press

Black Catholic History Month: Ancestral Mass honors the past
 by Natalie Romano Angelus

As Black church grapples with mental health, clergy are both subject and solution
 by Ambar Castillo Religion News Service

White Patients Are More Likely Than Black Patients to Be Given Opioid Medication for Pain in US Emergency Departments
 by Trevor Thompson and Sofia Stath The Scanner

Judge says Georgia’s congressional and legislative districts are discriminatory and must be redrawn
 by The Associated Press

Racial power dynamics drive abuse, says US priest
 by Sarah MacDonald The Tablet

Black Student Suspended Over His Hairstyle to Be Sent to an Alternative Education Program
 by Cheyanne Mumphry The Skanner

National Association of Evangelicals launches test to assess, foster racial justice
 by Religion News Service

Supreme Court rejects Alabama’s attempt to avoid creating a second Black majority congressional district
 by Ariane de Vogue and Fredreka Schouten CNN

A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. Now his family is suing Texas officials
 by Juan A. Lozano The Associated Press

Ex-Mississippi officers plead guilty to racist assault on 2 Black men during raid
 by Michael Goldberg The Associated Press

Congressional Black Caucus Confronts Ongoing Assault on Black Rights
 by Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire/The Skanner

Deacon remembers grief for lynched civil rights icon as ‘Godly moment’
 by John Lavenburg Crux

Man who killed 23 people in Texas Walmart shooting targeting Latinos sentenced to 90 life terms by federal judge
 by Rosa Flores, Andi Babineau, Ashley Killough and Elizabeth Wolfe CNN

Catholicism and the revisited history of the Ku Klux Klan
 by Seth Smith Our Sunday Visitor

Juneteenth celebration horror: 23 shot, 1 fatally, at Illinois event
 by Bill Hutchinson and Victoria Arancio ABC News

Juneteenth celebrates Black joy and Christian hope
 by Shannon Wimp Schmidt U.S. Catholic

Tucker Carlson’s racist text message—and the painful confession it contains
 by Joe Hoover, S.J. America

Ron DeSantis Bill Against Chinese Citizens in Florida Sparks Outrage
 by James Dickerton Newsweek

Vinícius Jr. is being racially abused during LaLiga matches. Why is nobody being punished
 by Matias Cruz CNN

The Lesser-Known History of African-American Cowboys
 by Katie Nodjimbadem Smithsonian Magazine

WCC shares Week of Prayer for overcoming racism, xenophobia
 by Independent Catholic News

Vinícius Jr. is being racially abused during LaLiga matches. Why is nobody being punished
 by Matias Cruz CNN

Older Black Men Have Higher Mortality After Elective Surgery
 by Emily Harris JAMA March 8, 2023

Black Vietnam Vet Finally Awarded Medal of Honor for Bravery
 by The Associated Press/Patricia The Skanner

Servant of God Mother Mary Lange and the Rich History of Black Catholic Religious Orders
 by Jim Graves National Catholic Reporter

Race-Based Equations Delayed Black Patients From Getting Onto Kidney Transplant Lists—An Unprecedented New Policy Seeks to Undo the Damage
 by Jennifer Abbasi JAMA February 27, 2023

How Have American Christian Churches Responded to Anti-Asian Racism?
 by Melissa Borja Patheos

Why Black Newborns Are 3 Times More Likely to Die in the Care of White Doctors
 by Rob Picheta CNN

The private angst over Donald Trump’s racist attacks on Elaine Chao goes public
 by Politico/Yahoo News

Deorge Santos – live: Congressman accused of making vile joke about Hitler, Jews and Black people on Facebook
 by John Bowden and Maroosha Muzaffar Independent.UK

Watch: Donald Trump Jr. explodes at Time Magazine over article chronicling the fitness industry's racist past
 by Brandon Gage AlterNet

3 men in South Africa charged for racist attack at swim pool
 by ABC News

Man arrested for racist and homophobic Christmas Eve attack on Asian-American fast food customers
 by Daniel Villarreal The New Civil Rights Movement/AlterNet

For Black Families in Phoenix, Child Welfare Investigations Are a Constant Threat
 by Eli Hager, Agnel Philip, and Hannah Rappleye ProPublica

Buckingham Palace official quits after asking Black charity CEO where she was ‘really from’
 by Max Foster, Joshua Berlinger, Chris Liakos and Carolyn Sung CNN

Killer streets, revolting racism
 by CathNews New Zealand

Dismantling Environmental Racism
 by Sr. Damien Marie Savino, F.S.E., Ph.D. Franciscan Action Network

'Blackface expert' Megyn Kelly buried by MSNBC host after racism accusation
 by Tom Boggioni Raw Story/AlterNet

The Loneliest Hatred, Why anti-Semitism and conspiratorial theories claiming that ‘Black people are the “real Jews”’ thrive in a time of racial reckoning
 by John Paul Pagano The Tablet

Stephen Miller Mails “Race-Baiting Misinformation” to Asian American Voters
 by Robert Mackey The Intercept

New Hampshire Catholic school grapples with racist incident
 by John Lavenburg Crux

A Racial Divide in Breast Cancer Deaths
 by Steven Ross Johnson U.S. News

Sen. Tuberville faces backlash for comments on Democrats, crime and reparations
 by Melissa Quinn CBS News/Yahoo News

LA priests reflect on racism during task force presentation
 by Pablo Kay Angelus News

State Investigation Reveals Racial Disparities in Student Discipline and Police Involvement
 by Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica and Jennifer Smith Richards Chicago Tribune

All One in Christ: A Catholic Critique of Racism and Critical Race Theory
 by Edward Feser
 Reviewed by Carl E. Olson The Catholic World Report

OpEd: Democrats Fight Hard Against Anti-Asian Racism
 by AsAmNews

Apology to People of Color for APA’s Role in Promoting, Perpetuating, and Failing to Challenge Racism, Racial Discrimination, and Human Hierarchy in U.S.
 by The American Psychological Association

HHRC Stands in Solidarity With Asian American Community
 by HHRCMain

The fight against racism must continue
 by Zara Abrams American Psychological Association

What 2021 taught us about the fight for racial justice
 by Brandon Tensley CNN

Apology to People of Color for APA’s Role in Promoting, Perpetuating, and Failing to Challenge Racism, Racial Discrimination, and Human Hierarchy in U.S.
 by The American Psychological Association

Racial Discrimination in the United States
 by Human Rights Watch

On-campus drag show blasted for mocking Catholic faith; university will investigate
 by Shannon Mullen, Joe Bukuras Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

We need to talk about racism in the Catholic Church,
 by Patrick Saint-Jean, S.J. Catholic Voices

Breonna Taylor, police brutality, and the importance of #SayHerHame
 by Melissa Brown and Rashawn Ray Brookings

Louisville Archbishop Kurtz Pleads for Justice and Peace After Breonna Taylor Decision
 by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register

LIVE UPDATES: Hundreds flock to downtown Louisville to continue Breonna Taylor protests
 by Bailey Loosemore and Hayes Gardner Louisville Courier

Black Catholics: Words not enough as church decries racism
 by Davus Crary Associated Press

Black church leaders demand apology for Trump ad
 by Jack Jenkins Religion News Service

How To Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month During The Covid-19 Pandemic/With a global pandemic, ongoing racial tensions and the presidential election, Hispanic Heritage Month is looking a little different in 2020.
 by J.D. Long-García America

JCCA’s Commitment to Equity and Anti-Racism
 by JCCA

Black and Jewish Community Join to Revive Historic Partnership
 by Saundra Sorenson The Skanner

LaCrosse, Wisconsin Catholic Priest Belittles Lynching in Racist Homily.
 by Rebecca Hamilton Patheos

Catholic football team from Boston subjected to ‘racist language’ during game on Cape Cod
 by Boston 25

Black Jesus version of Michelangelo's Pietà divides Catholics on race and politics
 by Claire Giangravé Religion News Service
 Link to Spirituality and Art

God is beyond race and gender. It’s time our sacred art is too. Predominantly white sacred images can inspire prejudice, says Father Bryan Massingale
 by Father Bruan Massingale U.S. Catholic

Free Black Thought
 by Brittaby Talissa King Tablet

Black Lives Matter co-founder denounces Pat Robertson for saying the movement is 'anti-God'
 by Alejandra Molina Religion News Service

How the CDC and others are failing Black women during childbirth
 by Leslie Farrington Stat
 Link to Pregnancy and Pregnancy Challenges

White Churches & White Supremacy
 by The Editors Commonweal
 Link to White Supremacy

Eco-Fascism Exists Across the Political Spectrum and Must Be Stopped
 by Emily Claire Schmitt Patheos
 Link to Fascism

Trump's 1776 commission is proof America is spiraling toward fascism
 by Arwa Mahdawi The Guardian

The Lamonby Case. Campus Week: The troubling dismissal of a teacher at Solent University in the U.K. reflects the dangers of lack of due process in accusations of racism
 by Tablet

The Tablet Ten. Jews running for Congress this fall who are worth keeping an eye on, whether or not you’re Jewish
 by Armin Rosen Tablet

James Baldwin, blindness and Hagia Sophia
 by Stephen G. Adubato National Catholic Register

Scholar strike’ for racial injustice includes divinity school professor
 by Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service

David Hume: Canceled
 by Michael Pakaluk The Catholic Thing

Racism in Black maternal health Black mothers share their experience.
 by Rockland/Westchester Journal News/NewJersey.com

Trump campaign ad shows Biden kneeling in Black church to argue Americans ‘won’t be safe’
 by Jack Jenkins Religion News Service

Christian Cooper Wrote a Comic Book About Racist Central Park Incident
 by Serena Sonoma them

Chris Webber Talks About His Viral Speech on Racial Justice and Calling the Western Conference Finals. The NBA great also discussed Breonna Taylor and his collection of historical Black artifacts.
 by Michael Pina GQ

La Crosse Bishop to Correct Racist Priest Who said ‘Catholics Can’t Be Democrats’
 by Rebecca Hamilton Patheos

A Noose, Lynching Jokes and Endless Racial Slurs: Black Elevator Mechanics File Lawsuit Against Mitsubishi Electric
 by The Skanner News

200 Catholic leaders ask AG Barr to reject award
 by Independent Catholic News

Remembering Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Feminist Icon and Champion of Liberal Causes. A fearless fighter for women’s rights, her Judaism was an important part of Ginsburg’s identity throughout her life
 by Amir Tibon Haaretz
 Link to Ruth Bader Ginsberg

Catholics respond after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87
 by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report

President Trump booed at Supreme Court as he pays respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
 by BBC News

'Person of great righteousness’: Jewish community notes the significance of Justice Ginsburg’s death on eve of Rosh Hashanah
 by Tulsi Kamath Click2Houston

Human Embryo Gene Editing Gets a Road Map—Not
 by Wired
 Link to Bioethics

WFP appeals for support to avert starvation. Addressing the UN Security Council this week, World Food Programme Executive Director, David Beasley, warned that 270 million people are on the brink of starvation because of the coronavirus-induced hunger pandemic.
 by Robin Gomes Vatican News

The Day After: Navigating a Post-Pandemic World
 by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Together Strong: Life Unites’ is theme of March for Life set for Jan. 29
 by Kurt Jensen Crux
 Link to Abortion

Novice's death in India puts spotlight on tragedies over three decades
 by Saji Thomas Global Sisters Report
 Link to Murdered Nuns

Undercover Journalist David Daleiden Fights Planned Parenthood Lies with Federal Defamation Lawsuit
 by Thomas Moore Society
 Link to Abortion

Even RBG thought Roe v. Wade went too far. We should learn from her incremental approach
 by Thomas J. Reese America

Alabama abortion doctor denied license over claims of application fraud
 by CNA Daily News/The Catholic World Report

Why Abortion Is Different From Other Issues
 by Michael Warsaw National Catholic Register

Global biotech company ends use of aborted fetal cell lines for vaccines. A case in point is the decision by Sanofi Pasteur to no longer use an aborted fetal cell line in producing its polio vaccines
 by Julie Asher Catholic News Service/UCANews

Diocese of Amarillo: Disregard and Pray for Pavone
 by Mary Pezzulo Patheos

Together Strong: Life Unites’ is theme of March for Life set for Jan. 29
 by Kurt Jensen Crux

Jared Kushner Not Sure Why You Chickenshits Are So “Hysterical” About a Virus That’s Killed 195,000 Americans
 by Vanity Fair
 Add to Immoral Political Practices

After Trying To Protect Water Sources, These Hondurans Have Been Held Without Bail For More Than A Year. Over the past two years, 31 people from the municipality of Tocoa, on the lush north shore of Honduras, have faced criminal prosecution as a result of their opposition to an iron ore mining project in the Botaderos Mount “Carlos Escaleras” National Park.
 by Jackie McVicar America
 Link to Catholic Activism

Vatican, tech heads see COVID as opportunity for ‘ethical’ AI solutions
 by Elise Ann Allen Crux
 Link to Artificial Intelligence

11 years in prison: A Catholic priest serves time for crimes of conscience, The Kings Bay Plowshares 7. From left to right: Elizabeth McAlister, Stephen Kelly, Carmen Trotta, Mark Colville, Martha Hennessy, Clare Grady and Patrick O’Neill.
 by Patrick O'Neill Religion News Service

Vatican's Cardinal Becciu renounces the cardinalate in shocking move
 by Joshua J. McElwee National Catholic Reporter
 Link to Financial Crimes

Analysis: The Becciu resignation, a beginning not an end
 by Ed Condon CNA/The Catholic World Report

Tolkien Against Racism
 by Henry Karlson Patheos

For a Church That is Unafraid to Welcome Black People
 by Christopher Smith, SJ The Jesuit Post

Catholic 101: Church Teaching and the Anti-Racism Movement
 by Chris Kellerman, SJ The Jesuit Post

Black History Month: Confronting the Mixed History of the Jesuits
 by Ken Homan, SJ The Jesuit Post