Pope Francis, who passed away at 88, was praised by Black Americans for his advocacy for the marginalized and possible election of the first Black pope.

Some also speculated that Francis redirected church leadership in such a way that the possibility exists for the election of the first Black pope.

In 2022, Pope Francis openly spoke to American editors about African Americans for the first time, saying racism was “an intolerable sin.” Even if we didn’t hear him say it out loud, Black ...

The post Pixies’ Black Francis on Zombies, New Album, and Teenager of the Year’s 30th Anniversary: Podcast appeared first on Consequence. Discussing the creative process behind The Night the ...

The news of an all-white, conservative-led Francis Howell School Board voting to drop elective courses on Black history and Black literature – then almost immediately rescinding the mandate made ...

Regarding “What to know about the death of Pope Francis” (April 22): Pope Francis was known as “The People’s Pope.” Those of us who have been stigmatized because we have a disease called ...

'90s-era performer Cleve Francis comments on the power of newly revived Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Black country music compilation.

Pixies’ Black Francis on ‘The Night the Zombies Came,’ 35 years of ‘Doolittle’ and Steve Albini Black Francis poses for a portrait on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in New York.

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A woman holds a picture of Pope Francis reading in Italian “Farewell Francis, thank you His Holiness, today all the people cry for you” in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

Pope Francis reaches 12th year as pope. This is how long his predecessors served March 13, 2025, marks Francis' 12th anniversary as pope. He holds the ninth longest papacy of the past 200 years.

Two Black people are named in the federal criminal indictment brought against former president Donald Trump and 18 others in Georgia.