Rana Irby Rana Irby is a freelance writer from Detroit, focused on the intersections of faith and culture. By this Author Jan 24, 2026 Tia Noelle Pratt's 'Black and Catholic' puts a neglected community at the forefrontSociologist Tia Noelle Pratt's new book, Black and Catholic: Racism, Identity, and Religion, is "an unapologetic statement in scholarly form that we, Black Catholics, are here and we matter," writes Rana Irby.
