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A homegoing (or home-going) service is an African-American and Black-Canadian Christian funeral tradition marking the going home of the deceased to the Lord or to Heaven. History [ edit ]
Homegoings is a 2013 documentary film directed by Christine Turner about the Owens Funeral Home on Lenox Avenue in Harlem, exploring African-American death rituals through the work of funeral home director Isaiah Owens.
Many African Americans did not have personal transportation during this time, and Price's livery service was able to fulfill that need with horse carriages. [1] He also had a wagon delivery service for local businesses. [1] In August of 1894, Price became one of the first funeral directors in the state to receive an embalming license.
A national homegoing celebration will be held on Monday, Nov. 20 from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. All services will be livestreamed on the Holy Redeemer Facebook and YouTube pages, @HRCOGIC.
Ross-Clayton Funeral Home was the largest Black funeral chapel in the city and has a long history of community service, particularly during the civil rights movement. [12] [13] The funeral home supported the movement by providing transportation for black voters and participating in the Montgomery bus boycott, [14] [15] conduct class for colored wardens, with E. P. Wallace, serving as the ...
Funeral Procession was painted around 1950 by Hunter. [1] In 2013, the piece was included in the Savannah College of Art and Design's exhibit,“Rehearsals: The Practice and Influence of Sound and Movement," for the painting's connection to the African American tradition of musical celebrations for the dead. [2]
Recipes from Africa, the Caribbean & Latin America for Black History Month.
Artworks commemorating African-Americans in Washington, D.C. is a group of fourteen public artworks in Washington, D.C., including the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial dedicated in 2011, that commemorate African Americans. [1]