Amherst College
Black Alumni Memorial Service
Gerald Penny Cultural Center
May 31, 2025
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Order of Service
Shaman's Call by R. Carlos Nakai
R. Carlos Nakai "Shaman's Call" - YouTube
A Welcome to the Gerald Penny Cultural Center - Everett Jenkins, Amherst Afro-American Society, Minister of Information 1972-1973; Amherst Afro-American Society, Chairman 1974; Amherst College Class of 1975
You Can Make It by Shirley Caesar
Shirley Caesar You Can Make It
Introductions
The Libation Ceremony - Amina Merritt, Springfield-Amherst Summer Academy 1973 & 1974; Amherst College Class of 1980
A Prayer by Gregory Domingue, Class of 1972 - Wayne Wormley, Amherst College Green Dean 1972-1973; Amherst College Class of 1972
A Memorial Message - Junius Williams, National Bar Association President 1978-1979; Amherst College Class of 1965; Amherst College Honorary Degree 2024
Musical Selection - Precious Lord by Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson - Take My Hand, Precious Lord (Official Audio) - YouTube
A Special Tribute to Lillie Bell Jenkins by Everett Jenkins, Amherst College Class of 1975
Musical Selection - Sadie by The Spinners
The Spinners - Sadie - YouTube
A Time for Remembrance of Those Who Have Joined the List of Ancestors Since the Last Reading of the Names - Everett Jenkins, Amherst College Class of 1975
Musical Selection - The Battle Is the Lord's by Yolanda Adams
The Battle Is the Lord's - YouTube
A Reading of the Names of All of the Ancestors
Musical Selection - People Get Ready by Phoebe Snow and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
A Special Remembrance of Carol Holt Miller, Mount Holyoke College Class of 1975, and Nancy Holt Miller - Everett Jenkins, Class of 1975
Musical Selection - My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion
Céline Dion - My Heart Will Go On (Official 25th Anniversary Alternate Music Video)
Concluding Scripture - Matthew 5:1-16
Musical Selection - Amazing Grace by Freddie Bryant, Amherst College Class of 1987: Amherst College Copeland Fellow 2004
Freddie Bryant Amazing Grace - YouTube
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