Black History Month

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Social Media Package

Download EFJ social media images, crafted in 1080×1080 resolution for Instagram and Facebook, and share them on your social media feeds or bulletin. These images focus on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King...
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Prayer Service on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Prayer Service
This prayer service includes excerpts from Dr. King’s famous “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” and includes reflection questions after each reading. Commemorate Black History Month in your...
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A Prayer of Faith and Hope in a Time of Fear (Based on MLK)

Prayer
This prayer uses Martin Luther King Jr.'s reflections on Amos 5:24 and Micah 6:8 and speaks to a longing for peace and justice. Prayer excerpt: "In times of fear amid rumors of war, We pray that...
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Black Catholic History Month Prayer

Prayer
Prayer for Black Catholic History Month This prayer to Our Lady of Africa expresses gratitude for her guidance, especially for members of the African diaspora, during Black Catholic History Month....
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Bulletin Insert - Racial Justice and U.S. Elections (revised)

Bulletin Insert
The crisis of inequality creates deep divisions between people and communities, despite progress in reducing extreme poverty. Rising wealth inequality, especially impacting women, Indigenous peoples,...
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Student Guide on Racial Justice and the U.S. Elections

Activity
The crisis of inequality creates deep divisions between people and communities, despite progress in reducing extreme poverty. Rising wealth inequality, especially impacting women, Indigenous peoples,...
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Juneteenth Social Media Pack

Download EFJ social media images—designed in 1080x1080 for Instagram and Facebook—to share on your social media feeds/bulletin around Juneteenth on June 19. Not a member? View sample...
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Origin Film Discussion

Film Discussion Guide
Origin is a unique adaptation of the themes of writer Isabelle Wilkerson’s best-selling book Caste: The Origin of our Discontents, as a film. Director Ava DuVernay intertwines stories from...
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Authentically Black and Truly Catholic

Book Discussion Guide
This book discussion guide looks at the book Authentically Black and Truly Catholic: The Rise of Black Catholicism in the Great Migration.  Authentically Black and Truly Catholic traces the...
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Prayer to Reflect on the Great Migration

Prayer
Commemorate Black History Month in your classroom, parish, or community with activities, reflections, and prayers that span from civil rights history to current events.

Prayer for Black History Month

Prayer
Praying for Black History Month as a way to reflect on Black History alongside its stories and impact for today's world. Commemorate Black History Month in your classroom, parish, or community...
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Black History Month Social Media Pack

Download these EFJ social media images to share on your social media feeds during Black History Month. Commemorate Black History Month in your classroom, parish, or community with activities,...
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