Topic: Social Justice

Ida B. Wells: The Mother of the American Human Rights Movement

Ida B. Wells’s life has intriguing ties to Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, President William McKinley, Booker T. Washington, Duke of Argyll, and Sir John Gorst. She was a journalist who wrote about human rights and had a clear understanding about her rights as a woman. This presentation highlights her fearless … Continue reading Ida B. Wells: The Mother of the American Human Rights Movement

Mississippi UU Cluster: Transgender Day of Remembrance

UU congregations across Mississippi join together this Sunday in a shared service via Zoom honoring transgender individuals who have lost their lives due to hateful acts of violence.  Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Oxford hosts the service. The speaker is Sarah Schnaithman with special music provided by Charles Bowles. UUJXN will participate from our sanctuary starting … Continue reading Mississippi UU Cluster: Transgender Day of Remembrance