Black History / Whitney Young / James Reeb

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  • On a desolate beach, driftwood forms a ghostly "boat"
    The Deep Well of Black Lives
    By Kristen L. Harper
    From WorshipWeb
    We will ring out the ghosts of those lost in the middle passages, lost to the whips and depravation, lost to the lynches and the bullets, lost to the prisons and the chains of racism.
  • Historical images of black UUs, organized left to right
    Black History of Unitarian Universalism
    By Susan Lawrence
    From UU Voices
    In February, Americans say the names and retell the stories of African Americans whose achievements and contributions helped to shape us as a nation. When we investigate our shared past, we learn more about who we are today.
  • a 19th c. etching showing a young African American man with a rucksack walking barefoot along a path, presumably toward the North and freedom
    A Light Across the River
    A moonless night. A rowboat ride, about a mile, across an icy current toward the glow of a lantern on the far side of the river. Someone waiting there will be your next conductor. They'll guide you to a safe house as the Underground Railroad carries you north. ...
  • Jabari Jones smiles as he leans over crates filled with fresh bread, at the farmer's market.
    A Story Inherited
    By Jabari S. Jones
    From WorshipWeb
    “Not belonging here” is a story I have inherited, an American inheritance. I am a free person born into an unfree place.
  • As choir members clap in the background, a choir member sings into a microphone
    Reflections on "Lift Every Voice and Sing"
    By Aisha Ansano
    From WorshipWeb
    Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a time when particular songs get sung; one of them is "Lift Every Voice and Sing." It gets sung in school,...
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking to a crowd in San Francisco on June 30, 1964. In this black-and-white photograph, the humidity of the evening has cause a beam of light to appear surrounding King, as he gestures from a lectern.
    The Flawed Understanding of Martin Luther King, Jr.
    By Aisha Ansano
    From WorshipWeb
    The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a radical. He was called “the most dangerous man in America” by the FBI and had a 17,000 page FBI file at the time of his death. ...
  • An African-American person bows their head, bare shoulders visible, holding both hands open with palms up.
    Getting Through This Day
    By Theresa Hardy
    From WorshipWeb
    I am sick and tired and grieving and ready to quit this country. But I got out of bed, shamed by the thought of letting these ancestors down.
  • Black Lives Matter activists, including the Rev. Osagyefo Sekou, Amanda Weatherspoon, and Chris Crass, lead an unauthorized rally and die-in that blocked an intersection near the UUA General Assembly convention center June 28. (© Christopher L. Walton)
    To All Get Free Together
    By Chris Crass
    From WorshipWeb
    To become an anti-racist faith community, the key question for a white/white majority community is not “How do we get people of color to...
  • The Bruise That Never Heals
    By Dawn Skjei Cooley
    From WorshipWeb
    Bruises are a part of roller derby — a celebrated part. It’s not uncommon for players to take pictures of their biggest, most colorful...
  • Black History Month: A time to unlearn
    By Kenny Wiley
    From UU World

    As a child I learned that we had, mostly, overcome. Clues to a deeper truth hid in plain sight.

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