Professor Veryl Miles had an article published in Catholic Standard on February 1, 2024. In the article, Miles shares her memories of Black History month; looks at the work The Catholic University of America is doing; and closes with a thanks to those that have shared the gift of understanding the Greatness, Inspiration, Faith and Truth of black history in America.

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Catholic Standard
Date: February 1, 2024
By: Veryl Miles
The G.I.F.T. in Black history

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This month I will celebrate Black History Month at The Catholic University of America, located just a few blocks from Bunker Hill Elementary School where it all began for me. At Catholic University where I am now a member of the faculty, I will be able to participate in many activities and events on campus commemorating Black History Month. Our university, like so many other universities, has looked back to research and capture its own Black history, some of which is painful as well as triumphant, including the university’s intentional and troubled integration of the campus in 1969, following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and in our wonderful connection to Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman, a Catholic University alumna, whose legacy includes calling the Catholic Church to embrace racial inclusion in its leadership and to recognize the rich diversity that its members bring to the Church.

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