Fr. Augustine Tolton 1st black priest in the U.S.

February is Black History Month

Video Presentation

 Archdiocese of Detroit: MLK, Jr. "Keep the Dream Alive" Awards

Black Catholic Parishes

• Archdiocese of Detroit: Black Catholic Parishes

Ministries & Groups

• Archdiocese of Detroit: Office of Black Catholic Ministry
• US Bishiops: African American Catholics Office
• National Black Catholic Congress
• Grosse Pointe Historical Society

Training & Resources

• Vatican: Synod of Bishops Special Assembly for Africa
• Racial Sobriety
• Sisters of Selma: Bearing Witness for Change
• Prayer for Black History Month
• Xavier University of Louisiana: Institute for Black Catholic Studies
• History.com: Black History
• Biography.com: Celebrate Black History

Museums

• Detroit Institute of Arts: Black History Month Events
• The Henry Ford: Celebrating Black History Month
• Museum of African American History

Black Catholic Leaders and Teachers

• Father Cyprian Davis
• Fr. Augustine Tolton
• Pope St. Victor 189-188 AD
• Pope St. Miltiades 310-314 AD
• Pope St. Gelasius I  492-496 AD
• St. Josephine Bakhita
• African Saints