Anti-Racism Resources
These documents and listings of other resources do not represent the opinion of the Fellowship officially or of the whole membership, but are available because some may want to consider a wider range of opinions on a variety of challenging topics.
Articles
Two Paths to Consider for dealing with Racism, Oppression and Social Injustice
Asset-Based Anti-Racism vs. Guilt-Based Anti-Racism: What Works and What Doesn’t?
Dr. Kenneth Christiansen
Call for Dialog on the Direction of the UUA
Summary of Information Concerning UU Conflicts about Anti-Racism Efforts
The future of the UUA – Where do we go from here
Chaos or Community is the title of a convocation sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Multiracial Unity Action Council.
Jones and Okun – Definition of “White Supremacy Culture”- 2001
15 characteristics said to be “damaging because they promote white supremacy culture.”
No evidence validating this claim was given.
Enlightenment liberalism is losing ground in the debate about race
How black lives can get better
Tackling racism – The new ideology of race
Books
The Gadfly Papers: Three Inconvenient Essays by One Pesky Minister – by Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof
A Self-Confessed White Supremacy Culture: The Emergence of an Illiberal Left in Unitarian Universalism – by Dr. Anne Larason Schneider
UU Ministers’ Sermons
Rev. Thandeka – Why Anti-Racism Will Fail – 1999
Rev. Bumbaugh – Why Anti-Racism Will Fail– A Response – 1999
Rev. Scott W. Alexander – Getting to the Promised Land…The Right Way – 2019