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Mary Thea Bowman, FSPA (born Bertha Elizabeth Bowman; December 29, 1937 – March 30, 1990) was a Black Catholic religious sister, teacher, musician, liturgist and scholar who made major contributions to the ministry of the Catholic Church toward African Americans.
Thea Bowman Leadership Academy is a K-12 charter school in Gary, Indiana. It was established by the Drexel Foundation for Educational Excellence, Inc., and is managed by American Quality Schools, Inc. The school is named after Sr Thea Bowman, an African-American Catholic nun, teacher, and scholar in the 20th century.
In 1987, Black Catholic theologian, historian, and liturgist Servant of God Sr. Dr. Thea Bowman was profiled on 60 Minutes by Mike Wallace, whom she at one point famously persuaded to utter the phrase "Black is beautiful." [65] This appearance would catch the eye of Harry Belafonte, who eventually bought the rights to her life story and ...
Thea Bowman (1937-1990): The only African American member of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. Pierre Toussaint (1766-1853): Credited as the father of Catholic Charities in New York.
Thea Bowman, a Black Catholic religious sister, recorded the song in 1988 for the stereocassette, "Songs of My People". She then sang it at a meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops the next year, shortly before her death from cancer, while giving a speech on Black Catholic history and experience.
Servant of God Thea Bowman, who provided various liturgical programs for the first Congress. She died in 1990, two years before the second gathering. She died in 1990, two years before the second gathering.
Thea Bowman, FSPA, 1969, and a Ph.D. in 1972, Servant of God, M.A. in English; Theodore Foley, CP, 1943 and STD, 1944, Servant of God, Passionist priest and Superior General; STL; Emil J. Kapaun, Master of Arts in education, 1948, Servant of God, priest, World War II and Korean War US Army chaplain, US Medal of Honor recipient
Blaine police arrested a man who is accused of breaking into a former employee’s residence while she slept and raping her, according to Lt. Michael Munden with the Blaine Police Department.