The Promise and the Practice

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https://www.uua.org/giving/areas-support/funds/promise-and-practice

307 years after the first African people were brought as slaves to this continent, Carter G. Woodson in 1926 established a week in February as Negro History Week for his students.  By 1976 this grew into our national recognition of Black History Month. The worship work we do today is in support of Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism and to pay attention to the presence and patterns of white supremacy in our UU culture, to end this, and to build a new way together.  “The Practice and The Promise” is a turning moment, a choice to listen deeply to the stories in our movement that have not been heard, and taken to heart, by all Unitarian Universalists.  The worship materials center the voices and stories of Black UUs.  This service invites white UUs to bear witness to that pain as a place of connection, recognizing all that’s been lost in our tradition.

Reflections of Black UUs will be read:

  • Connie Simon
  • Rev. Carol Thomas Cissel
  • Rev. Kimberly Johnson

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