CELEBRATE WITH US!

April 2nd & 3rd
Worship Thursday night and Conference All-Day Friday

Mark your calendar for the
Seven Words of Celebration service on
Thursday, April 2nd at 6:30pm
at Immanuel Baptist Church.

RSVP for our Anniversary Conference on
Friday, April 3rd at this Eventbrite link .

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Greetings YBS Alumni,

It is with great anticipation and joy we write to you on the occasion of our 50th year anniversary! This email is to provide you with details related to our upcoming celebration and share recent happenings in the YBS community.

The past 50 years of Black seminarians at Yale Divinity School encompasses the story of past and recent YBS members. It is time that we gather together to acknowledge our challenges, share our legacy, and celebrate our victories.

We hope that you can join us on Thursday, April 2nd for our Seven Words of Celebration Service and on Friday, April 3rd for the all-day conference. We invite you to register today by clicking this link ybs50th.eventbrite.com.

We look forward to seeing you and hope that you can also share this information with fellow YBS alum in your network. In an effort to build and sustain ongoing communication with you, we ask that you complete this alumni form for our database and share with fellow YBS alum.

YBS Updates 2019-2020

YBS celebrated Black History Month with special chapel services led by YBS members in Marquand Chapel.

YDS sponsored 22 YBS members for the 2020 Samuel Dewitt Proctor Conference in Crystal City, VA this January 2020. YBS Alumni pictured here at a lunch hosted by YBS.

Andover Newton Seminary at YDS traveled to Kenya in January 2020. After a semester learning about Kenya’s religious and socio-political history, the group had 10 days of sacred encounter. While there, current students caught up with two YBS alums, Reginald Lee Bachus '09 M.Div. and Brittany Erin Bachus '18 M.A.R..

YBS members and choir worship with Berkeley Divinity School during a Monday evening worship and dinner gathering.

YDS Black Alumni Gallery on website. Bios were prepared by Yale Black Seminarians in conjunction with the Been in the Storm history project by Lecia Allman, '16 M.Div.

Down Through the Years: The Legacy of the Yale Black Seminarians; YBS exhibit at the Yale Divinity School Library October 2019-December 2019. The exhibit was curated by YBS President Jathan Martin '21 M.Div..

Yale Divinity School and YBS celebrate Lynn Sullivan, recently hired Director of Equity and YBS Advisor. Ms. Sullivan has a 20-year career as a senior administrator at independent schools in NY and CT. She started in August 2019 and continues to offer support and guidance to YBS and YDS students alike.

Original oil painting of James W. C. Pennington.
Painted by Brooklyn-based artist, Jas Knight, the portrait of YDS' first Black student was unveiled in October 2019.

https://yalealumnimagazine.com/school_notes/38/1223

Please contact us to share important YBS Alumni information
at Yale and beyond at ydsblackalumni@gmail.com.

The 2019-2020 YBS Executive Board
Jathan Martin, President
Amina Shumake, Vice President
Darien Jones, Chaplain
Essence Ellis, Treasurer
Khaleelah Harris, Secretary
Jalen Parks, Alumni Committee Chair

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