Black history is American history. Some state politicians, public school boards, and Members of Congress try to divide us by saying Black history, stories, and experiences do not matter. Their racist ideas aim to keep people in our country from living in the blessed light of truth. We can demand that all of our stories are told.

Civil rights activists and educators gained equal access to education in this country in challenging times, and it can be done again. Together, by learning the scientific discoveries, literature, activism, and more of Black men and women, we will build an inclusive, multi-racial democracy where everyone can thrive.

Each November, the Catholic Church honors Black lives, achievements, and history. In November 2022, NETWORK featured the voices of Black Catholic Sisters (nuns). Read their reflections here.

Since African enslavement in the colonies, Blacks in America have faced racial violence, terror and abuse from state-actors and private citizens. Sadly, sometimes, there are violent incidents predicated by race that make national headlines like the killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, TN in January 2023.

Read the National Black Sisters’ Conference statement about Tyre’s killing here. You can find NETWORK’s lament for Tyre’s death here.