Black History
Usually in February, for Black History Month; or in March, as Reeb was killed on March 9, 19653 and Young died on March 11, 1971. This service is an opportunity for many congregations to address social justice, racial justice, white privilege, racial identity. Whitney Young (1921-1971) was an African American Unitarian Universalist (UU) who was executive director of the National Urban League and an activist in the civil rights movement. James Reeb (1927-1965) was a white UU minister who was killed in Selma, Alabama, while supporting the civil rights movement there.
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Affirmation
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The Deep Well of Black Lives (WorshipWeb)By Kristen L. HarperTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), America, Direct Experience, History, Oppression, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity
Benediction
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We shall overcome (WorshipWeb)By Jonalu JohnstoneTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), Anti-Oppression, Change, Commitment, Justice, Multiculturalism, Race/Ethnicity
Homily
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The Inauguration of a New Day (WorshipWeb)By Brent A SmithTagged as: America, Anti-Oppression, Justice, Race/Ethnicity, Unitarian Universalism
Meditation
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Getting Through This Day (WorshipWeb)By Theresa HardyTagged as: Activism, America, Anti-Oppression, Despair, Generations, History, Hope, Humanism, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Responsibility, Secular, Self-Respect
Opening
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Wake Up! (WorshipWeb)By Christian SchmidtTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Activism, Anti-Oppression, Challenge, Direct Experience, Justice, Privilege, Race/Ethnicity, Unitarian Universalism
Poetry
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In Real Time (WorshipWeb)By Jeannie SheroTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Anti-Oppression, Change, Direct Experience, Honesty, Humanism, Oppression, Power, Privilege, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Solidarity, Unitarian Universalism
Prayer
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Peacemakers of a New World (WorshipWeb)By Audette Fulbright FulsonTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), 6th Principle (World Community), Activism, Anti-Oppression, Anti-Oppression, Caring, History, Human Rights, Justice, Kindness, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity
Reading
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A Network of Mutuality (WorshipWeb)By Martin Luther King, Jr.Tagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Interdependence, Love, Multiculturalism, Peace, Power
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A Story Inherited (WorshipWeb)By Jabari S. JonesTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), America, Anti-Oppression, Direct Experience, Humanism, Identity, Multiculturalism, Race/Ethnicity, Secular
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Extremists of Justice (WorshipWeb)By Martin Luther King, Jr.Tagged as: Christianity, Commitment, Dignity, Justice, Love, Seven Principles, Unitarian Universalism, Violence