Black Funerals are a Mood is a presentation based on an article out of Yes! Magazine by Ida Harris.

1. BLACK FUNERALS ARE A MOOD.
By Susie Spencer (Cycle 45)

3. CELEBRATION.

4. SETTINGS.

5. MUSIC.

6. HISTORY.

7. 1997 2002 2007 2012
Revenue ($ Millions) 1
Cemeteries and Crematories $2,988 $3,231 $3,350 $3,319
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services $9,633 $11,049 $11,943 $13,004
TOTAL $12,621 $14,280 $15,293 $16,323
Employment1
Cemeteries and Crematories 59,458 41,932 35,035 32,617
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services 105,365 106,263 102,978 108,385
TOTAL 164,823 148,195 138,013 141,002
NFDA-member Firm Caseload

8. “The Black funeral is a mood. It is
radical Blackness and love at face
value without the interruption of
Whiteness.”
-Ida Harris