Justice

Editorial

In Tulsa, Faith Leaders Call for Massacre Reparations

One hundred years after the violent destruction of a prosperous Black neighborhood, a coalition of faith communities is building support for reparations.

Elaine McArdle 5/28/2021
Ideas

UUs Who Made a Difference

Unitarians and Universalists have a long history of advocating for justice. Here are just a few who left their mark on the world. Who would be on your short list?

Staff Writer 5/1/2021
Ideas

Q&A: Justice Gatson

Justice Gatson founded the Reale Justice Network in Kansas City, Missouri. Among other social justice issues, it focuses on ending the cash bail system, a national issue that disparately affects people of color.

Staff Writer 5/1/2021
Sanctuary for Change

In the struggle to transform America’s violent and discriminatory system of policing, First Unitarian Church of Louisville offers sanctuary and support.

Elaine McArdle 5/1/2021
Ideas

Q&A: jessie little doe baird

Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council Vice-Chairwoman jessie little doe baird discusses issues facing the Wampanoag and other Native Americans.

Staff Writer 5/1/2021
Editorial

Our Commitment to Democracy Is Theological

From the UUA President: Unitarian Universalist values call us to audaciously imagine a world where no one is disposable and where everyone can thrive. They also call us to the struggle that brings these ideals to fruition.

Susan Frederick-Gray 5/1/2021
Editorial

Fault Lines of Injustice

This special issue of UU World examines how we can create a more just, equitable, and antiracist society, reflecting fundamental values of the Unitarian Universalist faith tradition.

Christopher L. Walton, Lisa Gregory 5/1/2021
Moment of Reflection: Witness and Protest

Showing up for justice outside a notorious jail.

Staff Writer 4/1/2021
Congregations Reaffirm Commitments to Black Lives Matter

In Louisville, Kentucky; Kenosha, Wisconsin; and Lexington, Massachusetts, Unitarian Universalist congregations targeted by police or by right-wing protesters remain steadfast.

Elaine McArdle 10/14/2020
Ideas

Policing is the glue of whiteness

Despite the propaganda that treats police as heroes, actual policework is often neither clean nor heroic.

Howard Bryant 9/1/2020
Editorial

This is no ‘nation of immigrants’

Let us mourn, not celebrate, the 400-year anniversary of the Mayflower’s arrival in 1620.

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz 9/1/2020
Editorial

The Future: No Going Back to Normal

Everywhere, this time of pandemic and uprisings is offering us lessons that we need to carry forward.

Susan Frederick-Gray 9/1/2020