<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!-- <?pcf-stylesheet path="/_resources/xsl/for-all-forever-news/news-post-campaign.xsl" title="CampaignHTML" extension="-campaign.html" alternate="yes" ?> --><item href="/core-curriculum/news/inside-the-core-we-honor-black-history.html" dsn="news"><teaser-title>Inside the Core: Reflecting on Black History</teaser-title><teaser-description>As Black History Month comes to a close, we turn to Reverend Forrest Pritchett to recall significant figures, Bishop Joseph Francis and his brother, Norman Francis, key figures locally and nationally.</teaser-description><pubDate>03/03/2026</pubDate><title>Inside the Core</title><description>As Black History Month comes to a close, we turn to Rev. Forrest Pritchett to recall significant figures, Bishop Joseph Francis and his brother, Norman Francis, Ph.D., key figures locally and nationally.</description><author>Nancy Enright</author><author-title/><image><img src="/images/norman-francis-320.jpg" alt="Norman Francis"/></image><shortnames/><category>Faith and Service,Nation and World</category><department>University Core Curriculum</department><relationships>Campus Ministry,Center for Catholic Studies,College of Arts and Sciences,Department of Catholic Studies,University Core Curriculum</relationships><created-date>2026-02-27T19:07:12.357Z</created-date><tags><tag>Africana Studies program</tag><tag>Catholic Intellectual Tradition</tag></tags></item>