In a post called “Dear Hollywood, It’s Time to Start Making Films About Real Black Nuns” for the website For Harriet, Shannen Dee Williams writes about the history of black women in the Catholic Church. With the news of a rebooted Sister Act movie, Williams challenges the portrayal of the sisterhood in the film with the truth shown in her research.
In the article, Williams writes: Many black sisters in white congregations also endured intense pressure to deny and degrade their racial heritage in order to feel accepted by their communities. Some even admitted to praying to become white in order to stop the incessant bullying and racist name calling of their white counterparts. As Sister of the Blessed Sacrament Christine Nesmith aptly put it in 1971,
http://tntoday.utk.edu/2015/06/17/williams-shares-history-black-nuns-blog-post/
In the article, Williams writes: Many black sisters in white congregations also endured intense pressure to deny and degrade their racial heritage in order to feel accepted by their communities. Some even admitted to praying to become white in order to stop the incessant bullying and racist name calling of their white counterparts. As Sister of the Blessed Sacrament Christine Nesmith aptly put it in 1971,
http://tntoday.utk.edu/2015/06/17/williams-shares-history-black-nuns-blog-post/