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Black Clergywomen's Histories
Timeline by Rev.Dr.Qiyamah Rahman
Free Download of Black UU Minister's History by Rev.Q
Black Women Who Have Shaped the UU Faith --
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The March 2023 Justice and Spirit: Unitarian Universalist Book Club selection.
In The Rough Side of the Mountain: Black Women’s Ministries in Unitarian Universalism, editor and scholar Qiyamah Rahman collects and explores the unique journeys of Black Unitarian Universalist clergywomen, celebrating their wisdom, resilience, and contributions within and beyond Unitarian Universalism. Rahman provides crucial historical background and context, outlining the history of female Black spiritual leaders going back to ancient times, African spirituality, the Black church, the Civil Rights Movement, and Unitarian Universalist history. This singular anthology lifts up the stories and wisdom of Black Unitarian Universalist clergywomen past and present, whose contributions to this faith are just beginning to be recognized.
Broader BIPOC UU Research & History -- Multiple Contributors
Links Under Construction***
will return in Octobe
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Ancestars Altar
Honoring our Black UU Women Who Have Died & Guide Us from Beyond
*****Under Construction*****
Full Altar will return week of Sept 15th
If you'd like, this meditation music by Chantress Seba can be played while you visit the altar. Feel free to speak their names out loud, followed by a blessing, like "Ashe" or "Watch Over Us", as you are comfortble.
Orgs that support BIPOC UUs
All Souls Church (Washington, DC) – Black Members History Project
Black members of All Souls Church in Washington, DC from the 1940s to the 1960s are featured. The website was created for the Bicentennial to share memories about Black church members. Members were invited to share their personal remembrances, tributes, and testimonials.
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BLUU is committed to expanding the power and capacity of Black UUs within Unitarian Universalism by providing support, information, and resources for Black UUs, and advancing justice and liberation for Black people through our faith.
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Diverse and Revolutionary UU Multicultural Ministries (DRUUMM)
DRUUMM is a Unitarian Universalist People of Color Ministry and anti-racist collective bringing lay and religious professionals together to overcome racism through resistance, and transform Unitarian Universalism through our multicultural experiences.
Allies are welcome and organized as Allies for Racial Equity. Together we are open to all people. We are grounded in the Unitarian Universalist tradition, and maintain a close relationship with the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations.
Email: info@druumm.org • Phone: (202) 466-7148
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Dictionary Of Unitarian Universalist Biography (DUUB)
DUUB is a public web resource that contains hundreds of concise biographies of Unitarian and Universalist leaders and celebrated individuals whose religion was Unitarian, Universalist or Unitarian Universalist. The Dictionary is organized by categories and biography. The articles have been contributed by historians and researchers recognized as experts in their subjects.
Email: editor@uudb.org
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Finding Our Way Home Retreat
Finding Our Way Home is an annual retreat hosted by the UUA for Unitarian Universalist (UU) religious professionals of color. It offers community building, spiritual reflection, and collegial support while connecting participants with local community organizations as partners in service, witness, and advocacy.
This UUA-sponsored retreat welcomes UU religious professionals who identify as people of color, Black/African Diaspora, Native/Indigenous, Latina/o, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islanders, Middle Easterners, multiracial, and multi-ethnic. Religious professionals include: Ministers in fellowship, Ministerial candidates and seminarians, religious educators, musicians, administrators, and UUA Staff.
Email: multicultural@uua.org
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Meadville Lombard Theological School (MLTS) Sankofa Collection; Herstories Collection
The Sankofa Special Collection serves as a repository of archival materials, biographies, worship resources, and images that tell the story of Unitarian Universalists of color. It celebrates the experiences of leaders and laity of African American, Native American, Asian and South Asian, Pacific Island, and Middle Eastern descent, as well as members of the African Diaspora and those who identify as multiracial and/or multicultural.
Sankofa looks into the silences and absences created by white supremacy to amplify what has been muted and to recover what has been obscured. Sankofa brings to the present the history of people of color who have made a home in Unitarian Universalism.
Anyone who wants to access books held by Wiggin Library can request an account.
Library and Archives Phone: (312) 546-6488
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Thrive is the newest iteration of bringing together UU youth and young adults of color to nurture leadership and sustain spirits. In the past, through Diverse Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multicultural Ministries (DRUUMM) Youth and Young Adult gatherings, Leadership Development Conferences, and Multicultural Leadership School, UU youth and young adults of color have gathered to form lifelong connections, carve out belonging, create practices of resilience and healing, and build skills to lead. The UUA has extensive resources to serve Youth and Young Adults of Color and religious professionals who serve Unitarian Universalist (UU) youth and young adults of color.
Email: yayaofcolor@uua.org
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Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Commission on Institutional Change (COIC)
The UUA has been actively committed to become an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and multicultural institution since 1997, and in 2018, the Unitarian Universalist Association committed to dismantling the legacy of white supremacy. Please review the report from the Commission on Institutional Change (COIC) titled “Widening the Circle of Concern.”
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UU Mystics in Community strives to create a community of Unitarian Universalists who share an interest in mysticism in order to gain the rewards of mutual stimulation and support.
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UU Women’s Federation (UUWF)
UUWF is a national membership organization working to advance justice for women, and to promote their spiritual growth. They are an independent, non-profit, 501(c)3 corporation, and one of only two associate member organizations of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
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A hub for resources created in response to the “Widening the Circle of Concern” report by the Commission on Institutional Change. Learn about the many avenues to Justice and Inclusion work throughout the UUA.