Building the Beloved Community with Gloria Purvis
Gloria Purvis is special advisor for integral human development and dignity in the Office of Mission and Ministry at Providence College. A graduate of Cornell University, she is a renowned Catholic scholar, speaker, journalist, and commentator.
She interviewed Pope Francis with a delegation from America Media in 2022 and served as a contributor for ABC News Live during the Papal Conclave in 2025. Through her media presence, including her work with The Gloria Purvis Podcast, EWTN, and Word on Fire Institute, she is an important Catholic voice for life issues, religious liberty, and racial justice.
The origins of Black History Month
More about Black History Month
Dr. Gladys West: Mother of GPS
Marie Van Brittan Brown: pioneering entrepreneur
The real first “Top Guns”: the Tuskegee Airmen
Alice Augusta Ball: The Young Chemist Who Cured Leprosy—and Was Erased from History
Black History Month 2026
