THE BLACK CATHOLIC E-BULLETIN

February 2003

Volume 2

Issue 2

Inside this issue:

• Letter of Introduction
• The Institute of Black Catholic Studies Needs You
• Day of Prayer
• Black History Month
• Dearing Detroit Dance Concert Tapes for Sale
• Sankofa Tee Shirt Sale

• Book Sale: Racial Sobriety - A Journey from Hurts to Healing
• Tavis Smiley – State of the Black Church
• Princeton University Seeking Applicants
• A Millennium Pilgrimage to the Motherland
• Parish Events
• Black Portal Website
• Health Care

Attached please find the Thirteenth issue of the Black Catholic E-bulletin. Our objective is to provide information monthly on matters that concern the larger Black Catholic community. Your parish, vicariate or Black Catholic organization can feel free to send your news to us. This bulletin is also available on line at the following website: http://www.bcimall.org/tbceb/index.htm. We are looking forward to spreading the news in Jesus' name.

In the Lord's service,

Diane Petty-Terrell, Editor
Fr. Clarence Williams, Publisher

Please send news items by the 21st of each month for the upcoming month to: bccgazette@aol.com

Clarence E. Williams, Racial Sobriety – A Journey from Hurts to Healing, 2002 (For ordering information please visit the following web site: http://www.ifrfr.org

Vincent J. O’Malley, Saints of Africa, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, 2001

Cyprian Davis, The History of Black Catholics in the United States, Crossroads Publishing, 1995

 

Cyprian Davis, Resource for "African Roots of Black Catholics, [Video], circa 1980s.

Hyman, Mark. Blacks Who Died For Jesus, A History Book. Nashville, Tennessee: Winston-Derek Publishers, Inc., 1983.

National Conference of Catholic Bishops, Here I Am, Send Me, A Conference Response to the Evangelization of African Americans and the National Black Catholic Pastoral Plan (The Plan is reprinted in this document). Washington, D.C.: USCC, 1990.

Anthony Browder, Nile Valley Contributions to Civilization – Volume I & II, The Institute of Karmic Guidance, 1992

Allen, James, Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America

Allen, Theodore, The Invention of the White Race I & II Verso Books, 1994, 1997.

Barndt, Joseph, Dismantling Racism Augsburg Fortress Press, 1991.

Ben-Jochannon, Yosef A.A Black Men of the Nile New York, 1978

Bennett, Lerone, Before the Mayflower Penguin Press, 1981.

Braden, Ann The wall Between, University of Tennessee Press, 1999.

Breasted, James H. American History Review 1929.

Brown, Dee, I buried My Heart at Wounded Knee, Bantam Books, 1970.

Chafe, William, Raymond Gavins, Robert Korstad Remembering Jim Crow: African Americans Tell About Life in the Segregated South Minnesota Public Radio and NPR News, 2001.

Davis, Angela, Race, Class and Gender.

Diop, Chiekh A. The African Origin of Civilization USA, 1974.

Dixon, Roland B. The Racial History of Man New York, 1923.

Dray, Phillip At the Hands of Persons Unknown: The Lynching of Black America Random House, 2002.

Dubois, W.E.B. The Souls of Black Folk New American Library, 1969 (1982).

Franklin, John Hope, From Slavery to Freedom Vintage Press, 1961.

Freire, Paulo, Pedogogy of the Oppressed Heider & Heider, 1970.

Giddings, Paula, When and Where I Enter Bantam Books, 1984.

Ginzburg, Ralph, 100 Years of Lynchings Black Classics Press,1974.

Hacker, Andrew, Two Nations Scribners, 1991.

Higgenbotham, Leon A. Jr., In the Matter of Color Oxford, 1980.

Hooks, Bel Ain’t I A Woman, South end Press, 1981.

James, G. G. Stolen Legacy 1976.

Jordan, Winthrop White Over Black W.W. Norton Press.

Kochman, Thomas Black and White Styles in Conflict, University of Chicago, 1981.

Kozol, Jonathan Savage Inequalities: Children in America’s Schools Crown Publishers, 1991.

Lemann, Nicholas Racism in the Promised Land Council of Interracial Books for Children,1976.

Madigan, Tim The Burning: Massacre, Destruction and the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 St Martin’s Press, 2001

Rogers, J.A. Nature knows no color line, 1952

Schwartz, Barry N. & Robert Disch White Racism: Its History, Pathology and Practice Dell, 1970.

Segrest, Mab Memoirs of a Race Traitor South End Press, 1994.

Smith, Lillian Killers of the Dream W.W. Norton & Co., 1994.

Takaki, Ronald Iron Cages Oxford Press, 1979.

Terry, Robert W. For Whites Only Eerdmans.

Wolf, Eric R. Europe and the People Without History California, 1982.

Zinn, Howard. A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present, Harper perennial Library 1995.

• Visit: http://www.nbccongress.org/aboutus/default.htm for additional bibliographies
• Celebrate Black History Month at the Detroit Institute of Art (DIA) Friday nights in February
• African American Museum: Unchained Memories – Readings from the Slave Narratives, (Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg with Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa L. Williams and others) Presented by The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in collaboration with The African American Wine Tasting Society

An Evening of Wine Tasting
MAAH Members $15.00
Non-members $20.00
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Please call (313) 494-5893 for tickets.

• Visit the History Channel on-line for a complete listing and links to Black History TV programs at http://www.historychannel.com
• Take advantage of the Black History TV Extravaganza:
1. THE MIDDLE PASSAGE - February 9th at 10:05 PM on HBO http://www.hbo.com/films/middle/index.html
2. LUMUMBA - February 16th at 10:05 PM on HBO http://www.hbo.com/films/lumumba/index.html
3. KEEP THE FAITH, BABY: Adam Clayton Powell Jr. - February 17th at 8:00 PM on SHOWTIME http://www.sho.com/movies/movies_product.cfm?titleid=92125
   
4. 10,000 BLACK MEN NAMED "GEORGE": Pullman Porter Story - February 24th at 8:00 PM on SHOWTIME http://www.sho.com/movies/movies_product.cfm?titleid=114876
• Crossing Over Jordan – African Americans and the End of Life (An Educational Symposium) Tuesday, February 11, 2003 – COBO Conference and Exhibition Center.

• Visit the Detroit Public Library website for an exciting Black History Month line-up at http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/events/bhm2003.htm

THE INSTITUTE OF BLACK CATHOLIC STUDIES NEEDS YOU!

March 3^rd, 2003, (03-03-03) has been established as a global day of prayer and fasting. In scripture, the number 3 represents the Holy Trinity. Since there is a strong possibility that our country may be going to war soon, all Christians throughout the world are requested to pray for peace on this day. Faith is the doorway that all miracles come through, and prayer is the key that unlocks the door. Please share this information with your loved ones for a collective and powerful appeal for Divine intervention.

1) Panel* 8:00 AM: 2) Panel* 1:30 PM:
Wendell Anthony (Opening Prayer) Andrew Merritt (Opening Prayer)

Edgar Vann (Closing Prayer) Charles Ellis (Closing Prayer)

Tavis Smiley (Moderator) Tavis Smiley (Moderator)

* Panel line-up subject to change

You may pre-register at www.tavistalks.com.

Sankofa Tee-shirts are available for sale and can be ordered for $20 at the webpage of the Black Catholic Information Mall: www.bcimall.org/Sankofa500. There will be a photo of the Tee-shirt and an order form on the webpage. The profits from the orders will go to the fund to provide scholarship monies for youth to attend the Black Catholic Youth Sankofa Summit in Oakland, California next June. For discounted large orders of five or more, please call: (313) 237-5959.

Thank you for supporting the Sankofa Observance and our youth!

Recovery from Racisms^®

The Institute for Recovery from Racisms^® is re-scheduling its 5^th Annual National Certification Training in Recovery from Racisms to April 11-13, 2003 at Sacred Heart Major Seminary. This is a 30 hour training program for certification to introduce audiences to the racial sobriety approach through various formats. The Certified Facilitator assists individuals, groups and support groups in understanding and using the recovery process in a range of settings. The following is a list of training programs available for those pursuing racial sobriety and who wish to share it with others.

• Individual Work format through personal reading, reflection and instruction.
• Small Group sharing format with personal reading, reflection and small group discussions.
• Group Work format where personal learning is transferred to an organization’s culture of working in the group or office setting.
• Focal Support Group Work format is an intense 10 session experience of reflection and sharing the struggle for racial sobriety.

To register or for more information please go to the following webpage: http://www.ifrfr.org.

The curriculum is designed to improve students' analytic and communication skills through three areas of study - economics, statistics, and policy analysis/writing. The program is fully funded and will cover the entire cost of tuition, housing, meals, and transportation. In addition, students receive a $1,000 stipend. For more information visit Princeton University's Web site: http://www.wws.Princeton.EDU/jsi 

Contact:
F. Michelle Touson
Assistant Tutorial Coordinator
University of California
167 Cesar Chavez Student Center
Berkeley, CA 94720-4220
Phone: 510-642-1069
Fax: 510-643-8545
Web: http://asc.berkeley.edu

Provides 4-year college scholarships of up to $6,000 annually to minority high school students to attend the college of their choice. The deadline for filing is April 1, 2003. For more information please visit the following website: http://www.jackierobinson.org/apply/index.

The following link provides information on over 100 Internships and other Programs for students: 2003 Resource Guide of Opportunities for Minority Undergraduate Students: http://prindia1.tripos.com/opps/

Information on scholarships, grants, loans and general funding is published in The Black Excel African American Student's College Guide. Over 100 top college profiles (including historically Black Colleges) are featured. Those interested should visit the Black Excel site at the following address: www.BlackExcel.org or feel free to send mail to:

A MILLENNIUM PILGRIMAGE TO THE MOTHERLAND

Fr. Clarence Williams, CPPS, Ph.D. and Bernard Onwuemelie, B.A., MSW, a Nigerian American are hosting a tour to West Africa; Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Senegal. Departure will be on June 28, 2003, returning on July 9, 2003. The tour cost of $3792 includes: round trip airfare from NY; 1^st class hotel accommodations on the basis of two tour members sharing one room; all breakfast; all included sightseeing, as well as entrance fees’ professional guide services enroute; transfers of tour members and luggage; porterage of luggage in airports and hotels (except New York); all touring in private 1^st class motor coaches; special excursion to Yamoussoukro and to Yamkari Game Reserve. The tour cost does not include various taxes imposed by the USA, Senegal, Cote Ivoire, and Nigeria; lunch or dinners; visa fees; Travel & Cancellation Insurance or excess luggage fees. A $350 per person deposit is required payable to Group Travel Associates – 14 Fox Trail – Lincolnshire, IL 60069-4009. Early reservations are recommended due to a limited amount of space. For more information please contact Group Travel Associates at: (847) 945-4307; Fax: (847) 945-4688; e-mail: groupevoyageusa@attbi.com, Fr. Clarence Williams, CPPS, Ph.D. at (313) 521-7777; Fax: (313) 521-7766; e-mail: FrClarence@aol.com, or Bernard Ike Onwuemelie at (313) 342-2247; Fax: (313) 342-2257; or e-mail: af7089@wayne.edu.

BOOK SALE

Racial Sobriety – A Journey from Hurt to Healing is a book recently authored by

Fr. Clarence Williams, CPPS, Ph.D. The price is $16 and available for sale at Catholic Book Stores. Detroit area stores are located inside Sacred Heart Major Seminary, 2701 Chicago at the corner of Linwood Street (313.865.0230), and at 1232 Washington Boulevard in downtown Detroit between State and Grand River streets (313.962.4490.) For more information please visit the following web site: www.ifrfr.org. Thank you for your support!

A REVIVAL will take place March 9–12, 2003. The REVIVAL theme is "Walking in the Light of Jesus" facilitated by Fr. Chester Smith, SVD. The event will begin at the 10:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, March 9, followed by a reception. The March 10-12 services will begin at 7:00 p.m. ending at 9:00 p.m., and will be preceded by light meals served 5:30 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. in the social hall. The revival will feature visiting guest choirs each night from the Northwest Vicariate. All are invited to attend. The Church of the Madonna is located at 1125 Oakman Boulevard between Linwood and Hamilton Streets.

Joseph Williams signs for the hearing impaired at the 11:00 a.m. Mass every Sunday.

• The Northwest Detroit Vicariate – St. Vincent De Paul Health Center offers adult health services including high blood pressure, diabetes, asthma, arthritis, physicals, and respiratory problems. Physicians are available on Monday and Thursday afternoons by appointment. Volunteers are needed. Please phone (313) 837-5078 if you do not have health insurance and need medical care.

• HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK ALONE

Without help, the person whose heart stops beating properly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness. However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough. The cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest. And a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let up until help arrives or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again.

• AIDS Ministry Forum of the Archdiocese of Detroit

The AIDS Ministry Forum of the Archdiocese of Detroit will provide education, caring support, and resources to encourage and assist the Catholic community in developing their ministry to people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. For more information please visit: AIDSministry@aod.org.

• American Red Cross is experiencing a serious blood shortage. The American Red Cross provides nearly half of the nation’s blood supply to patients in 3,000 hospitals nationwide. Please call 313.494.2734 or 1-800-GIVE-LIFE for more information.