The William H. Shannon Chair in Catholic Studies presents:
Olga Marina Segura
On Whiteness, Power, and Faith:
The Struggle to Survive in a White Catholic Church
October 14, 2021 ~ 7:00PM
Otto Shults Community Center Nazareth College

Olga Marina Segura was born in the Dominican Republic and arrived in the US in the early 1990s. She graduated from Fordham University with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Bachelor of Arts in Italian Language and Literature. A freelance writer, Segura is currently the opinion and culture editor at National Catholic Reporter and author of Birth of A Movement: Black Lives Matter and the Catholic Church. Previously, she was an associate editor at America Media, where she wrote and solicited articles on race and culture. Olga Marina is a co-founder and former co-host of the podcast, “Jesuitical.” Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, Latino Rebels, Shondaland, Sojourners, Refinery29, and The Revealer. Free and open to the public.