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The South Isn’t The Reason Schools Are Still Segregated, New York Is

| Bigotry, Black Lives Matter, Children, Civil Rights, Community, Education, Public Schools, Race, Youth

New York City might be a liberal hub, but that doesn’t mean white parents want their children going to school with black kids. Rebecca Klein Editor, HuffPost Education New York City didn’t experience school desegregation in the 1960s and ‘70s like other metropolitan areas. Unlike in Little Rock, Arkansas, the National Guard was never brought in […]

Whites See Racism as a Zero Sum Game

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| Bigotry, Black Lives Matter, Current Events, Information, Opinion, Race, Uncategorized

Touré Author of “Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness? What It Means To Be Black Now” We should just call it what it is: Donald Trump is the leader of the White Lives Matter movement. Someone had to start it — they were gettin’ out of control. First, one of them became president and […]

All four Pennsylvania conferences pass motion toward one combined conference November 19, 2024
On Nov. 9, each of the four United Church of Christ conferences in Pennsylvania passed the same motion requesting authorization from the UCC General Synod for the four to become one. These coordinated but separate meetings were one step further… The post All four Pennsylvania conferences pass motion toward one combined conference appeared first on […]
Florida UCC churches organize helping hands in wake of recent hurricanes November 19, 2024
The gulf coast of Pinellas County, Florida recently suffered a destructive double whammy within the space of two weeks. Hurricane Helene, which moved up the shoreline some 100 miles to the west on Sept. 26, sent eight-foot waves surging over… The post Florida UCC churches organize helping hands in wake of recent hurricanes appeared first […]
Commentary: Honoring queer lives, remembering trans siblings lost November 19, 2024
This week marks Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), an annual time of mourning and honoring trans siblings who have lost lives to violence on Nov. 20. UCC Minister and Team Leader for Gender & Sexuality Justice Ministries Rachael Ward (they/them),… The post Commentary: Honoring queer lives, remembering trans siblings lost appeared first on United Church […]