Last spring, we made a commitment, as a congregation, to the ongoing work of racial justice. A part of our unanimous vote included affirming “the need to educate ourselves about the past and present struggles and victories of Black people, and to reflect on our own individual and collective roles in perpetuating racism.” Within our tradition, we are being invited to listen, specifically, to the voices of color, and to support the developing work of Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism (BLUU).
Together, we wonder: what would it be like if our Unitarian Universalist worship service centered entirely around the voices and the experiences of black Unitarian Universalists? What truths might we hear, however difficult? What might we learn? How might these black Unitarian Universalist leaders teach us to be better allies, better siblings in faith, and even better citizens in our community?
In our commitment to dismantling white supremacy as a system, white Unitarian Universalists are still learning to decenter our whiteness so that people of color are brought from the margins to the center. Join us as we practice that work, and promise a new way of being together.