Sybil Haydel Morial, a civil rights activist in New Orleans who served for nearly three decades at Xavier University of Louisiana, died this month at 91. The Catholic matriarch was the widow of the first Black mayor of New Orleans, Ernest "Dutch" Morial. https://buff.ly/4gx62n5
“We need to talk about Catholicism and democracy together because it's a really important focus of this election cycle. And I believe that Vice President Kamala Harris is the best person, along with Tim Walz, to put us in a place where democracy will stay in place.”
The Democrats held a long-awaited Catholics for Harris-Walz national organizing call on Wednesday, making the case for a blue vote from the faithful in November. Dr. Anthea Butler, a Black Catholic swing voter in Pennsylvania, was a featured speaker. https://buff.ly/47zrJ1K
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Lee Daniels' "The Deliverance" is a streaming horror flick that has divided critics with a dramatic presentation of Black faith and social issues in a neat two-hour package. Briana Jansky says it delivers on the refreshingly bold premise. https://buff.ly/4epTlZr
Sean "Diddy" Combs has been arrested in New York on federal RICO and sex trafficking charges amid an ongoing DOJ probe of the 54-year-old rap mogul. The Catholic-raised businessman has faced at least 11 lawsuits concerning sexual abuse since last fall. https://buff.ly/4dcz09d
Former President Donald Trump is safe after the second attempt on his life in two months, with agents opening fire on a gunman Sunday in Florida. Reactions have echoed those following a similar incident in July—including calls for stricter gun laws. https://buff.ly/3XomzBj
South Carolina's Supreme Court has ruled public funds can't be used for private school tuition, kneecapping a state program enacted just last year. The Charleston Diocese—home to two Black Catholic schools—says the decision will hurt low-income families. https://buff.ly/3XKBgjz
The Archdiocese of Baltimore is preparing to close a slew of its Black Catholic parishes, drawing ire from the faithful and drawing comparisons to the White Supremacist days of old. Ralph E. Moore Jr. writes that now is the time for the pope to step in. https://buff.ly/47rACul
