Author - Shannon Wimp Schmidt

Shannon Wimp Schmidt is a Parish Vitality Coordinator for the Archdiocese of Chicago, co-host of Plaid Skirts and Basic Black Podcast, and author of the book Fat Luther, Slim Pickin’s (Ave Maria Press, 2022). She lives in Chicagoland with her husband, Eric, and their four children. Follow her on Instagram @teamquarterblack and Twitter @teamquarterblk.

What we’re reading this month: September 2023

Michelle Arnold and Shannon Wimp Schmidt

Juneteenth celebrates Black joy and Christian hope

Shannon Wimp Schmidt

My podcast cohost, Marcia, is a huge Swiftie—she knows every word to every Taylor Swift song, the hidden messages in each album, and which periods of Taylor’s...

Stop policing Black religious expression

Shannon Wimp Schmidt

When Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field during the January 2 Monday Night Football game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals, it felt like...