Fireside Chat with Dr. Tia Noelle Pratt

Join us for a Fireside Chat on Thursday, November 19, featuring Dr. Tia Noelle Pratt in conversation with Fr. Lucas Sharma, S.J. They will discuss Dr. Pratt's new book, Black and Catholic: Racism, Identity, and Religion, and explore the significance of Black Catholic History Month for American Catholics. Oberto Commons – SINE 200 | November 19, 2026 | 4:00pm-5:30pm Interested in reading the book? Black and Catholic: Racism, Identity, and Religion Join the Faculty and Staff Reading Group Nov. 10 @ 12:30 - 1:45 p.m. | Faculty and Staff Reading Group: Black and Catholic Tia Noelle Pratt, PhD is a higher education professional, researcher, and inclusion & diversity specialist based in Philadelphia, PA. She received her PhD in sociology from Fordham University in 2010. A sociologist of religion by training, she is an expert in systemic racism with twenty-five years of experience researching and writing about how systemic racism impacts African-American. She is also the President and Director of Research at TNPratt & Associates, LLC. https://tiapratt.com/