In this Sunday, June 2, 2019, file photo, Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory, left, greets parishioners following Mass at St. Augustine Church in Washington. Pope Francis has named 13 new […]
Author Archives: David Crary
AP National Writer
Black Catholics’ History: Will US Catholic Schools Teach It?
By David Crary, AP National Writer The history of Black Catholics in the U.S. is a dramatic mix of struggles and breakthroughs, but it has been largely ignored in the curriculum […]
Boy Scouts: Top leaders Didn’t Call Trump to Praise Speech
NEW YORK (AP) — The Boy Scouts are denying a claim by President Donald Trump that the head of the youth organization called the president to praise his politically aggressive […]
Many Challenges Face Ex-Inmates Living with HIV
Melissa Carter, center, chats with her son William, 13, before joining her fiance Addullah Salahuddin, right, at the computer to prepare they wedding music playlist in New York. Carter, an […]
“A National Crisis” Facing Black Children
NEW YORK (AP) — In every region of America, White and Asian children are far better positioned for success than Black, Latino and American Indian children, according to a new […]
For Kids of Bankrupt Detroit, Challenges Abound
DETROIT (AP) — In a city scarred by broken promises, the Moore brothers, James and Robert, and fellow student Chelsea Inyard are among the lucky ones. The teenagers attend one […]
Blacks, Women, Now Gays: Military to Adjust Again
NEW YORK (AP) — Two decades after integration of the U.S. military, race riots flared on Navy warships in the Vietnam era. Long after servicewomen were officially placed on an […]