Men's Day At Union Temple Baptist Church
By
Joseph Young
September 16, 2018
By
Joseph Young
September 16, 2018
Sunday Nation of Islam leader Minster Louis Farrakhan delivered the keynote address during Union Temple Baptist Church's Men's Day celebration. Reviving the Spirit of the Million Man March was this year's theme.
The photographs in this essay were taken outside the walls of Union Temple in Washington, D.C. as a reminder of the unbridled soul force of the 1995 Million Man March on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol. Nearly 25 years later, and it still reverberates.
Ms. Ayanna Gregory exemplified this during her tribute to the late D.C. mayor Marion Barry and her father the late civil rights activist Dick Gregory, both were speakers at the Million Man March. Her rendition of Stevie Wonder's I'll be Loving You brought the audience to its feet. Minister Farrakhan was so moved that tears streamed down his cheeks.
The photographs in this essay were taken outside the walls of Union Temple in Washington, D.C. as a reminder of the unbridled soul force of the 1995 Million Man March on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol. Nearly 25 years later, and it still reverberates.
Ms. Ayanna Gregory exemplified this during her tribute to the late D.C. mayor Marion Barry and her father the late civil rights activist Dick Gregory, both were speakers at the Million Man March. Her rendition of Stevie Wonder's I'll be Loving You brought the audience to its feet. Minister Farrakhan was so moved that tears streamed down his cheeks.
Men's Day at Union Temple Baptist Church. Pic taken at the 1200 block of W Street SE, Washington, D.C. 2018. © Joseph Young
Men's Day at Union Temple Baptist Church. Pic taken at the 1200 block of W Street SE, Washington, D.C. 2018. © Joseph Young
Men's Day at Union Temple Baptist Church. Pic taken at the 1200 block of W Street SE, Washington, D.C. 2018. © Joseph Young
Men's Day at Union Temple Baptist Church. Pic taken at the 1200 block of W Street SE, Washington, D.C. 2018. © Joseph Young
Men's Day at Union Temple Baptist Church. Pic taken at the 1200 block of W Street SE, Washington, D.C. 2018. © Joseph Young
Men's Day at Union Temple Baptist Church. Pic taken at the 1200 block of W Street SE, Washington, D.C. 2018. © Joseph Young
Men's Day at Union Temple Baptist Church. Pic taken at 1200 block of W Street SE, Washington, D.C. 2018. © Joseph Young
Men's Day at Union Temple Baptist Church. Pic taken at 1200 block of W Street SE, Washington, D.C. 2018. © Joseph Young
Men's Day at Union Temple Baptist Church. Pic taken at the 1200 block of W Street SE, Washington, D.C. 2018. © Joseph Young
Men's Day at Union Temple Baptist Church. Pic taken at the 1200 block of W Street SE, Washington, D.C. 2018. © Joseph Young
Joseph Young is a photographer living in Washington, DC. His photography has appeared in the Washington Post Magazine, Washington Times, Washington Afro Newspaper and the Washington Informer. He earned a bachelor degree in art from the University of the District of Columbia, with a focus on photography, as well as a bachelor degree in English. He is also a grant recipient from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities for his photography series on the Homeless in the nation's capital. His photography has been included in a group show at the GalleryOonH in Washington, DC, and Gallery 42 at the University of the District of Columbia and the School of Communication's Malsi Doyle and Michael Forman Theater at American University.
