Black Lives Matter
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Newbold College Apologizes for Racism and Discrimination on Campus, Forms Audit Panel
Newbold College of Higher Education has issued a further news release and video following an earlier statement on “Black Lives Matter.” In the new release, the college says,...

Redeemed Christian Church of God leader urges Black people to serve in UK police, politics and judiciary
The leader of the UK’s largest Pentecostal church has urged black people to take an active role in public life, including service in the police, the legal system...

Hudson’s Unitarian Church Marks 154 Years, Focuses on Racial Equality Work
The Unitarian Church of Hudson and Marlborough, founded by abolitionists, was built in 1861 and is the oldest church and the oldest structure still in use in Hudson....

Unitarian Universalist Minister Ashley Horan Leads Minnesota Social Justice Alliance in Backing Black Lives Matter Activism
Opal Tometi, a cofounder of Black Lives Matter, told the author, Chris Crass, that anti-racist work with white people needed to be built up to meet the “enormous...

First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, installs Rev. Abbey Tennis as its first settled female minister
The Rev. Abbey Tennis has been installed as minister of First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, a Unitarian Universalist congregation. She said the city has “wonderful justice work going...

Bradford Community Church Unitarian Universalist Denounces Police Violence in Kenosha Statement (Kenosha, Wisconsin)
The Rev. Erik David Carlson, pastor of Bradford Community Church Unitarian Universalist in Kenosha, Wisconsin, expressed relief that his congregation’s historic church building remained largely undamaged after a...

Black Unitarian Universalists Form New Organizing Collective to Advance Racial Justice
The formation of the Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism Organizing Collective, known as Black Lives UU or BLUU, emerged in July 2015 during the Movement for Black Lives...

Springfield Unitarian Universalist Church Reports Stolen Pride and Black Lives Matter Flags
The Springfield Unitarian Universalist Church has faced repeated incidents of its flags being stolen, a situation that has persisted for years. The church, known for displaying a Black...