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Black Catholic Messenger

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Black Catholic Messenger
Type of businessNonprofit
Type of site
Online newspaper
Available inEnglish
FoundedOctober 2020 (2020-10)
Country of originUnited States
Founder(s)Nate Tinner-Williams, Preslaysa Williams, Alessandra Harris
EditorNate Tinner-Williams
ParentBlack Catholic Messenger Foundation
Websiteblackcatholicmessenger.org
Current statusActive

Black Catholic Messenger (BCM) is a 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, The New Yorker, Black Enterprise and The Root. BCM established a republishing partnership with National Catholic Reporter in 2022.

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.[5][6][7][8]

The publication reports on various issues in the Catholic Church and the Black community, to include politics, education, episcopal governance, racism, vocations, abuse, and notable deaths.[9][10][11] The Messenger also publishes interviews and art, including photography and poetry.[12][13] BCM established a republishing partnership with National Catholic Reporter in 2022.[14]

BCM's general coverage has been featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer, La Croix, Aleteia, Black Enterprise, The Christian Post, National Catholic Register, the New Pittsburgh Courier, the Rockford Register Star, WIFR-LD, the Catholic Worker and the Baltimore Afro-American.[1][11][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] In 2025, the publication was among the first to report on the Black ancestry of Pope Leo XIV, resulting in citations from The New Yorker, The Root, and other outlets.[24][25][26][27] The fifth anniversary of BCM was covered by the National Press Foundation and Word in Black.[28][29]

Editor

Nate Tinner-Williams serves as editor of the publication and in that capacity has been featured in NPR, CBC News, America, National Catholic Reporter, and The Philadelphia Inquirer, among other outlets.[15][16][6][30][31][32][33][34]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bailey, Deborah (2022-02-19). "Black Catholic Messenger brings young, Black Catholic voices and perspectives". AFRO American Newspapers. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "History & Vision". Black Catholic Messenger. 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  3. ↑ "Conversion begins with healing - Our Sunday Visitor". Our Sunday Visitor. March 5, 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  4. ↑ "Mapping Black Media". City University of New York. November 30, 2020. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  5. ↑ Muller, Madison (2021-11-11). "Catholic Leaders Say Social Justice Isn't In Conflict With Faith". Sojourners. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Rasmussen, Erika (2021-02-24). "Should the Catholic Church have an African-American rite? This Black Catholic convert thinks so". America Magazine. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  7. ↑ "10 Black Catholic Women You Should Follow on Social Media • FemCatholic". www.femcatholic.com. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  8. ↑ "The Vision and Mission of the Black Catholic Messenger: An Interview with Nate Tinner-Williams". Millennial Journal. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  9. ↑ "Michael Howard Named Inaugural Fellow in New Black Catholic Program at Loyola Marymount University". LMU Newsroom. 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  10. ↑ "Black sisters group takes archbishop to task for comments on social justice". Global Sisters Report. 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Black Catholics in US dismayed after archbishop calls protests pseudo-religions". international.la-croix.com. 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  12. ↑ "President Garibaldi featured in interview with Black Catholic Messenger". Detroit Mercy Campus Connection. 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  13. ↑ "Black Catholic poet shares experience in verse". Today's Catholic. 2021-03-30. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  14. ↑ "Black Catholic Messenger, NCR announce partnership". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Days, Michael (2021-02-25). "Black Catholics deserved recognition in PBS doc on Black churches". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Mauro, JP (2021-09-01). "Stage production on life of Venerable Augustus Tolton soon to be a movie". Aleteia. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  17. ↑ Abdur-Rahman, Nahlah (2024-12-22). "New Orleans Archdiocese To Sell Historic Black Catholic School To Fund Abuse Settlements". Black Enterprise. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  18. ↑ Blair, Leonardo; Reporter, Senior (2024-10-06). "Black Catholics lament as Archdiocese of Baltimore plans to cut parishes by half". www.christianpost.com. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  19. ↑ "Black Catholic Leader Condemns Threats, 'Loss of Civility' After Kirk's Assassination | National Catholic Register". www.ncregister.com. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  20. ↑ Kolkey, Jeff. "Late Rockford Diocese priest added to list of clergy credibly accused of sexual abuse". Rockford Register Star. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  21. ↑ "The Catholic Worker, Volume 88, Number 1, 1 January 2021: The Catholic Worker". Catholic Worker. 2021-01-01.
  22. ↑ Stoffregen, Sydni (2025-07-16). "Former Rockford priest added to list of those with 'credible allegations' of child sex abuse". WIFR. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  23. ↑ Conversation, The (2026-02-04). "The pioneering path of Augustus Tolton, the first Black Catholic priest in the US – born into slavery, he's now a candidate for sainthood". New Pittsburgh Courier. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  24. ↑ "Pope Leo XIV Has Creole, Black Family Lineage to New Orleans". www.theroot.com. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  25. ↑ Elie, Paul (2025-05-09). "Will the First American Pope Be a Pontiff of Peace?". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  26. ↑ Adams, David (2025-10-26). "Pope Leo's first six months: Unity, migrants, AI and a US style without the fireworks". Sight Magazine. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  27. ↑ Brown, Stacy M. (2025-05-09). "Barrier-Breaking Pope Leo XIV: The First American Pontiff Has Black Roots". The Washington Informer. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  28. ↑ "How the Black Catholic Messenger Tells the Full Story". National Press Foundation. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  29. ↑ Boulware, Rev Dorothy S. (2025-11-06). "The Black Catholic Messenger Turns Five". Word In Black. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  30. ↑ McCormick, Bill (2021-04-29). "Was Joe Biden preaching Catholic social teaching to the Congress last night? Supporters think so". America Magazine. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  31. ↑ Fraga, Brian (2021-08-16). "As Southern states restrict voting rights, local bishops remain largely silent". National Catholic Reporter. Archived from the original on 2022-05-06. Retrieved 2021-09-01. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  32. ↑ Westwood, Rosemary (2025-06-03). "Why Black Catholics in New Orleans feel a special connection to Pope Leo XIV". NPR. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  33. ↑ Armstrong, Jenice (2025-04-24). "It's time for a Black pope for the Catholic Church. Actually, it's way past time. | Jenice Armstrong". Inquirer.com. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  34. ↑ Wong, Aloysius (2023-01-05). "Pope Benedict XVI's legacy will 'continue to reverberate,' says Catholic journalist". CBC. Retrieved 2026-02-10. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)


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