National Black Sisters' Conference
| Abbreviation | NBSC |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1968 |
| Founder | Martin de Porres Grey |
| Founded at | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
Region | United States |
President | Addie Lorraine Walker |
| Subsidiaries | National Black Catholic Women's Gathering |
| Affiliations | Black Catholic Joint Conference |
| Website | https://www.nbsc68.org/ |
The National Black Sisters' Conference (NBSC) is an association of Black Catholic religious sisters and nuns based in the United States. It was founded in Pittsburgh in 1968 by then-Mercy Sister Martin de Porres Grey, following her exclusion from the inaugural meeting of the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus earlier that same year.[1]
Grey led the conference until her departure from religious life in 1974.[1][2]
Harriet Tubman Award
[edit]Each year at the Black Catholic Joint Conference of Black sisters, priests and brothers, seminarians, and deacons and their wives, the NBSC awards the Harriet Tubman Award to a Black sister who "through her ministry is an advocate for Black people".[citation needed]
Awardees have included:
| Award year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 1984 | Joel B. Clarke |
| 1985 | Thea Bowman |
| 1986 | Elizabeth Harris |
| 1987 | Calista Robinson |
| 1988 | Delores Harrall |
| 1989 | Mary Antona Ebo |
| 1990 | Louis Marie Bryan |
| 1991 | Cora M. Billings |
| 1992 | Roland Lagarde |
| 1993 | Patricia Haley |
| 1994 | Beatrice Jeffries |
| 1995 | Loretta T. Richards |
| 1996 | Lucy Williams |
| 1997 | Patricia J. Chappell |
| 1998 | Anita Baird |
| 1999 | Jamie T. Phelps |
| 2000 | Roberta Fulton |
| 2001 | Eva Marie Martin |
| 2002 | Jane Nesmith |
| 2003 | Josita Colbert |
| 2004 | Juanita Shealey |
| 2005 | Barbara Spears |
| 2006 | Magdala Marie Gilbert |
| 2007 | Rosetta M. Brown |
| 2008 | Donna Banfield |
| 2009 | Maria G. Mannix |
| 2010 | Mary Ann Henegan |
| 2011 | Rosella Marie Holloman |
| 2012 | Patricia Lucas |
| 2013 | Gayle Lwanga Crumbley |
| 2014 | Barbara Croom |
| 2015 | Ronnie Grier |
| 2016 | Patricia Rogers |
| 2017 | Beulah Martin |
| 2018 | Thelma Mitchell |
| 2019 | Patricia Ralph |
| 2020 | |
| 2021 | |
| 2022 | Addie Lorraine Walker |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "A sisters' community apologizes to one woman whose vocation was denied". Global Sisters Report. 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ^ Copeland, M. Shawn (1996). "A Cadre of Women Religious Committed to Black Liberation: The National Black Sisters' Conference". U.S. Catholic Historian. 14 (1): 123–144. ISSN 0735-8318.