Dr. Tia Noelle Pratt is a higher education professional, researcher, and inclusion & diversity specialist based in Philadelphia, PA. She received her PhD in sociology from Fordham University. A sociologist of religion, she is an expert in systemic racism with experience researching and writing about how systemic racism impacts African-American Catholics. Follow her on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TiaPhD Follow Sacred Writes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sacred_Writes Read "Black Catholics, Racism, and the Sex Abuse Crisis: A Personal Reflection from The Revealer. Read "There is Time for the church to support black Catholics—if it has the will to do so" from America: The Jesuit Review.