Isaiah Owens

Isaiah Owens is a funeral director in Harlem, New York. He estimates that he's led over 14,000 funerals from 1968 to the time he told this story. Isaiah was the subject of a film called Homegoings, from the PBS documentary series, POV.

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Isaiah Owens

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Homegoings

by Isaiah Owens

Isaiah Owens feels that he was born to be a funeral director but finds some obstacles along the way.

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