African-American Catholic newspaper
Black Catholic Messenger BCM nonprofit media publication covering stories of interest to African-American Catholics .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Its coverage has been featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer La Croix Aleteia Baltimore Afro-American [ 1] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] National Catholic Reporter [ 8]
History
The publication was founded in New Orleans, Louisiana , in late 2020. Nate Tinner-Williams—inspired by the model of Daniel Rudd , the 19th- and 20th-century Black Catholic journalist from Ohio —formed a group of young African-American Catholics to create a publication that could possibly revive Rudd's journalistic legacy.[ 1] [ 2]
The group, consisting of Tinner-Williams and authors Alessandra Harris and Preslaysa Williams , began their work in October of that year.[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
The publication reports on various issues in the Catholic Church and the Black community, some of which education, episcopal governance, racism, vocations, abuse, and notable deaths.[ 13] [ 14] [ 5] Messenger also publishes interviews and art, including photography and poetry.[ 15] [ 16]
Editor
Nate Tinner-Williams serves as editor of the publication and in that capacity has been featured in America National Catholic Reporter The Philadelphia Inquirer [ 6] [ 7] [ 10] [ 17] [ 18]
See also
References
^ a b c Bailey, Deborah (February 19, 2022). "Black Catholic Messenger brings young, Black Catholic voices and perspectives" . AFRO American Newspapers . Retrieved June 19, 2022 . ^ a b "History & Vision" . Black Catholic Messenger . November 1, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2021 .^ "Conversion begins with healing - Our Sunday Visitor" . Our Sunday Visitor . March 5, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2022 .^ "Mapping Black Media" . City University of New York . November 30, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2022 .^ a b "Black Catholics in US dismayed after archbishop calls protests pseudo-religions" . international.la-croix.com . November 9, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2022 .^ a b Days, Michael (February 25, 2021). "Black Catholics deserved recognition in PBS doc on Black churches" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved September 1, 2021 . ^ a b Mauro, JP (September 1, 2021). "Stage production on life of Venerable Augustus Tolton soon to be a movie" . Aleteia . Retrieved September 1, 2021 . ^ "Black Catholic Messenger, NCR announce partnership" . National Catholic Reporter . Retrieved July 4, 2023 .^ Muller, Madison (November 11, 2021). "Catholic Leaders Say Social Justice Isn't In Conflict With Faith" . Sojourners . Retrieved June 19, 2022 . ^ a b Rasmussen, Erika (February 24, 2021). "Should the Catholic Church have an African-American rite? This Black Catholic convert thinks so" . America Magazine . Retrieved June 19, 2022 . ^ "10 Black Catholic Women You Should Follow on Social Media • FemCatholic" . www.femcatholic.com . Retrieved June 19, 2022 .^ "The Vision and Mission of the Black Catholic Messenger: An Interview with Nate Tinner-Williams" . Millennial Journal . September 15, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2022 .^ "Michael Howard Named Inaugural Fellow in New Black Catholic Program at Loyola Marymount University" . LMU Newsroom . March 22, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022 .^ "Black sisters group takes archbishop to task for comments on social justice" . Global Sisters Report . November 16, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2022 .^ "President Garibaldi featured in interview with Black Catholic Messenger" . Detroit Mercy Campus Connection . April 29, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022 .^ "Black Catholic poet shares experience in verse" . Today's Catholic . March 30, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2022 .^ McCormick, Bill (April 29, 2021). "Was Joe Biden preaching Catholic social teaching to the Congress last night? Supporters think so" . America Magazine . Retrieved September 1, 2021 . ^ Fraga, Brian (August 16, 2021). "As Southern states restrict voting rights, local bishops remain largely silent" . National Catholic Reporter Archived from the original on May 6, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2021 .
