Grateful that author @tiaphd.bsky.social dropped in on my @baylorhistory.bsky.social graduate US History seminar to discuss her amazing new book.
Tia Noelle Pratt
@tiaphd.bsky.social
Sociologist, Bartender, University Administrator and Professor, Author BLACK AND CATHOLIC: RACISM, IDENTITY, AND RELIGION (University of Notre Dame Press 2025)
Happy Black History Month! I wrote y'all a book! It's available from @undpress.bsky.social or your favorite retailer!
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Friends, among other things, I serve as the editor of the JOURNAL OF CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHT (JCST). JCST has issued a call for papers for a special issue on The Legacy of Pope Francis. Abstracts are due March 1, 2026. More information is available at: www.villanova.edu/jcst
"Dr. Pratt’s work is an unapologetic statement in scholarly form that we, #Black #Catholics, are here and we matter... This [book] is essential to a salient conversation at the intersection of #Race and #Religion, especially here in the United States." ~Black Catholic Messenger @tiaphd.bsky.social
Hi! It's been a while. What's the vibe over here?
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NEW podcast episode: "Black Catholics & Racism in the U.S. Catholic Church" What is the history of Black Catholics, and what are the most pressing issues facing Black Catholics today? @tiaphd.bsky.social, author of Black and Catholic, joins us. Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
Black Catholics and Racism in the U.S. Catholic Church
Podcast Episode · The Revealer · 08/27/2025 · 34m
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"Scrupulous and well researched, this is a much-needed portrait of an often-overlooked area of American Catholicism." ~Publishers Weekly #Racism #Identity #Religion Read the review: https://bit.ly/4mGTM6z. BLACK AND CATHOLIC by @tiaphd.bsky.social is coming soon!
The good folks at THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER provided a gift link so that I can share my first piece for them with you! share.inquirer.com/nGX37j
I will watch what Pope Leo XIV does with great interest — and not simply because I work at Villanova | Opinion
The bells of St. Thomas of Villanova Church first rang at the sight of white smoke, indicating a pope had been elected. Since then, they have been ringing in celebration of our Villanova alum.
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I'm about to start a task I've been avoiding. Your good wishes and gifs of encouragement are appreciated!
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With great joy and tremendous gratitude I share with you that #BOOK has a name! BLACK AND CATHOLIC: RACISM, IDENTITY, AND RELIGION will be published by University of Notre Dame Press later this year and is officially available for preorder: undpress.nd.edu/978026821017...
Fear has a way of being contagious. But courage is also contagious.
Today is Friday. It is also Lent. Eating eggs is in keeping with the rules. Eating chicken is not. Yet, on a fundamental level, they are the same. In this essay, I will...
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With great joy and tremendous gratitude I share with you that #BOOK has a name! BLACK AND CATHOLIC: RACISM, IDENTITY, AND RELIGION will be published by University of Notre Dame Press later this year and is officially available for preorder: undpress.nd.edu/978026821017...
I have officially zeroed-out my work email! For the first time since winter break, I have 0 unread work emails!!! (Someone reading this will think it's cute to send me an email. That's ok.)
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"Sharp Pivots" is the name of my satirical tv show about academia. Season 3 is gonna be 🔥🔥🔥🔥!!!
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Reporters: Please stop calling things DEI that are not DEI. This is only cementing the propaganda being used to legitimize the dismantling of all types of initiatives that are not DEI as well as legitimize efforts to end civil rights enforcement. Be specific with your language. Be accurate.
I'm scrambling to meet a deadline of "by the end of the week". That means Saturday, right?!?!?! I really need it to be Saturday!
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Hello! Looks like we're moving again. I'm happy to connect with folks and build community over here! @gwillow.me @nelbamg.bsky.social @mychal3ts.bsky.social @revdaniel.bsky.social
The best storyteller on the internet has moved the internet's best story over here from the other place. I, for one, am most grateful.
Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist@nameshiv.bsky.social · 2y ago4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day. On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
Now that I've fled Leon's site for bluer skies, I'm sure I'll be called an #Ex-X, but personally, I'll always consider myself a #TwitterQuitter.
Okay, y’all… I have finally decided that retreat is the better part of valor. Bringing some rainbow energy over to these blue skies. #bydhttmwdi
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Hello! I'm so glad that friends from other platforms have found me over here!
Hello! I'm so glad that friends from other platforms have found me over here!