Friday, February 20, 2015  at The Riverside Church in the City of New York
Seven Last Words: Strange Fruit Speaks
Similar to the "Seven Last Words of Jesus" traditionally preached on Good Friday, The Riverside Church convened a "Seven Last Words: Strange Fruit Speaks" service with a focus on the final words uttered by seven black people slain by police, security personnel, or vigilantes. These words will be the preaching "texts" for sermons on Eric Garner ("I Can't Breathe”), Renisha McBride ("I Want to Go Home”), and Michael Brown ("Don't Shoot!”), among others.