WHO: First Unitarian Church of Chicago
WHAT: An event celebration of the life and legacy of Tim Black, honoring his lifetime of service to the community, held on his birthdate. Cultural icon Tim Black was an author, social historian, political activist, civil rights leader, educator, lecturer and U. S. military veteran.
WHEN: Thursday, December 7, 2023
Private VIP Reception: 5:00 PM
Doors Open: 6:00PM
Program: 6:30PM – 8:30PM
WHERE: First Unitarian Church of Chicago
5650 S. Woodlawn Avenue
Chicago, IL
Donation of $250 per person for access to the VIP Reception.
Proceeds to Support: The Timuel D. Black Education Foundation, Inc., The Jazz Institute of Chicago and Uniting Voices (formerly The Chicago Children’s Choir)
Emcee: Richard Steele
Speakers: Congressman Jonathan Jackson (IL-D1)
Rev. David Messner, First Unitarian Church of Chicago
Rev. Father Michael Pfleger, senior pastor, St. Sabina
Music: Isaiah Collier Trio
Ernest Dawkins
Uniting Voices (formerly Chicago Children’s Choir), and
First Unitarian Church Chancel Choir
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Black resided in the Bronzeville community and was a member of First Unitarian Church of Chicago for 65 years. Overcoming insurmountable adversity in both his private and public lives, reaching achievements that most people can only dream of accomplishing, Black traversed the world, met kings and queens, served his country, was honored by foreign friends, wrote books, taught some of today’s formidable leaders, organized and marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and others, and worked and fought to help shape the modern civil rights struggle in the U. S.
The University of Chicago’s Civic Knowledge Project has established The Timuel D. Black Community Solidarity Scholar (https://civicknowledge.uchicago.edu/solidarity-scholar-fund.shtml) in his name.About the Timuel D. Black Research Fellowship – The Timuel D. Black Research Fellowship supported by the Timuel D. Black, Jr. Fund, a standing committee of the Vivian G. Harsh Society, Inc., is intended to support short-term research fellowships, archival internships and public lectures related to the Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature housed at the Carter G. Woodson Regional Library of the Chicago Public Library. For information, visit http://harshsociety.org/timuel-d-black-fellowship/.
