Voices of the Black Experience
Deepening in Color: Voices of the Black Experience
A monthly, online dialog sponsored by UUCMC’s Racial Justice Task Force and Social Action Film Series with various guests sharing what it is like to be living as a Black person in America today. Audience members are encouraged to ask questions and participate in the discussion.
February 20, 2022 Click here to view the video.
This month we dove into the recent National Town Hall meeting on Reparations, organized by Institute for the Black World 21st Century (www.ibw21.org), with municipal, national and international reparations organizers, actor and activist Danny Glover, and Congress member Sheila Jackson Lee. Watch recording of the town hall: CLICK HERE
The discussion is hosted by the Social Justice Committee and moderated by Dr. Carol Penn (http://www.drcarolpenn.com) and Minister Kerwin Webb (https://www.kerwinwebb.com).
June 27, 2021 Click here to view the video.
May 23, 2021 Click here to view the video.
April 25, 2021 Click here to view the video.
A discussion about Bryan Stevenson’s documentary True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality with special guest Jennifer Lewinski. Jennifer shares her experience visiting The National Memorial for Peace and Justice and her work with the Asbury Park Transformative Justice Project. Dr. Carol Penn, moderator.
March 28, 2021 Click here to view the video.
A conversation with a young activist Amiri Tulloch and his work toward eliminating structural racism. Dr. Carol Penn, moderator.
February 21, 2021 Click here to view the video.
While this series is primarily about individual experiences with racism, this month we focused on Malcolm X, who has been much-maligned by the dominant (ie, white) narrative. However, his contributions to the struggle for racial justice in the US are significant. Dr. Carol Penn, moderator.
January 24, 2021 Click here to view the video.
While this series is primarily about individual experiences with racism, this month we focused on Malcolm X, who has been much-maligned by the dominant (ie, white) narrative. However, his contributions to the struggle for racial justice in the US are significant. Dr. Carol Penn, moderator.
December 6, 2020 Click here to view the video.
This month we hear further from Isis Ra and Gillian, along with actor, storyteller, and writer Lorraine Stone, all exploring the meaning of justice – through poetry, prose, music, song, and art.
Voices of Black Experience: Inspiring Us to Resist the New Jim Crow
In February 2017, UUCMC hosted a forum to learn about some of the injustices of the prison industrial complex and how we could help. Distinguished guests shared their stories with us.