A viral video by a Pan-African blogger is urging the Catholic Church to move beyond apologies and pay financial reparations for its documented role in authorizing and profiting from the enslavement of African people for centuries. Shanell R Oliver, a social commentator whose video has trended across multiple platforms, argues that the Church’s leadership sanctioned … Continue reading ‘Words Aren’t Reparations’: Pan-Africanist Shanell R Oliver Demands Catholic Church Unburden ‘Ill-Gotten’ Wealth From 400 Years of Enslaving Africans