HIDDEN FIGURES: THE CONUNDRUM OF BLACK CATHOLICISM

This article by Nate Tinner-Williams explores, in his words,

“ the great conundrum of Black Catholics: they are at once one of the least familiar and yet most long-standing Christian groups in the United States. They are everywhere and apparently nowhere all at the same time. They are a demographic of uncommon faithfulness, forgotten legacies, and hidden figures.”

Within Black Catholicism you will find Simone Biles, the most decorated American gymnast of all time, and Herm Edwards, the former Jets coach. You will find the legendary writers Claude McKay and Toni Morrison. And don’t forget the jazz great Mary Lou Williams. In it you will also find a litany of NBA players, including Kendrick Perkins, Kerry Kittles, Serge Ibaka, Pascal Siakam, Joel Embiid, and Kobe Bryant.

Pictured above is Rev. Wilton Gregory, the first African-American Cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. Bishop Gregory was, on his rise to Cardinal, archbishop of Atlanta and supported our school by, in partnership with the Bishop of Savannah, establishing the GRACE Scholars Program. You can read more about him in this New York Times article