Thousands Gather to Reflect on History, Strife of Slavery in America
August 26, 2019Currents News Staff Four hundred years ago this month, the first documented Africans were brought to British North America. The arrival of […]
Topic: Black History
Church Linked to Harriet Tubman Damaged by Lightning
August 20, 2019Currents News Staff On August 18, a lightning strike hit the steeple of Thompson Memorial AME Zion Church in Auburn, New York, […]
American Slave Known as ‘Angel of Charity’ Considered for Sainthood
August 5, 2019Currents News Staff The exhumed body of Julia Greely, a former slave and enthusiastic promoter of the Sacred Heart, has been moved […]
Black History Mass Is A Homecoming For Beloved Priest
February 27, 2018Father Alonzo Cox celebrated Black History Month Mass at St. Clare in Rosedale, returning to his first parish. Currents News Konrad Aderer […]
Dioceses Celebrate Black History Month
February 24, 2017Tim Harfmann reports from Douglaston, Queens as Catholics from the Brooklyn and Rockville Centre dioceses gather to celebrate Black History Month. Auxiliary […]
Brooklyn’s Black History Month
February 24, 2017Borough hall’s fourth annual black history month event is a time for African Americans in Brooklyn to remember their roots. Borough president […]
60 Second Review – “Hidden Figures”
January 4, 2017Steven Greydanus reviews the “inspired by true events’ drama, HIDDEN FIGURES.
