UUA Top Stories https://www.uua.org/ Top Stories from the Unitarian Universalist Association en https://www.uua.org/files/styles/max_992x992/public/logos/uua_logo_gradient_on_white.png?itok=zTEG1IXI UUA Top Stories https://www.uua.org/ What We Can Be https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/what-we-can-be In a tunnel-like passageway, three women of different ethnicities are walking away from the camera, holding hands with their arms in the air. Their body language suggests joy and playfulness.

Becca Morse

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Help me to give grace when it’s needed, both to myself and to others.
]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2026 03:23:52 -0500 Becca Morse https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/what-we-can-be Rigorous and Beautiful: Living Blackness, Loving Blackness: Celebrating the Centennial of Black History Month https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/rigorous-and-beautiful-living-blackness-loving-blackness A Black woman and Black child lie on their stomachs next to each other; the adult is holding a red book open in front of them. The child is gazing at the book's pages while their mother or aunt turns to look at the child with affection.

Takiyah Nur Amin

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I’ve been given a mandate to explore and articulate the value and relevance of my history, no matter what.
]]> Wed, 25 Feb 2026 01:05:51 -0500 Takiyah Nur Amin https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/rigorous-and-beautiful-living-blackness-loving-blackness Dilley Protests: Dispatches from the Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry https://www.uuworld.org/articles/dilley-detention-center-protest-texas-txuujm © Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry

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The Texas UU Justice Ministry team shares experiences witnessing at South Texas Immigration Detention Center.
]]> Fri, 20 Feb 2026 04:00:00 -0500 Michelle Venegas-Matula , Bis Thornton, Erin J. Walter https://www.uuworld.org/articles/dilley-detention-center-protest-texas-txuujm Meet the Moment: Using the Framework to Build Momentum and Broaden Impact https://www.uuworld.org/articles/meet-the-moment-framework-questions-intro © Deep/Unsplash

Elaine McArdle

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UUs can turn to these practices to face current challenges with clarity and courage.
]]> Thu, 19 Feb 2026 04:00:00 -0500 Elaine McArdle https://www.uuworld.org/articles/meet-the-moment-framework-questions-intro Gifts of the Ancestors : Celebrating the Centennial of Black History Month https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/gifts-ancestors A young Black girl is seated between two older relatives. All of them are holding open a photo album with pictures of family members. The young girl's face shows concentration and interest in studying the photos.

Lauren Smith

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My ancestors’ courage blesses my life and the lives of my children.
]]> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 03:59:14 -0500 Lauren Smith https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/gifts-ancestors UUA General Assembly 2026: Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde Named Ware Lecturer https://www.uuworld.org/articles/ware-lecture-mariann-edgar-budde-uua-ga © Chris Northcross/UUA

Elaine McArdle

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Budde gained national attention last year for asking President Trump to have mercy on immigrants, trans children.
]]> Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:15:00 -0500 Elaine McArdle https://www.uuworld.org/articles/ware-lecture-mariann-edgar-budde-uua-ga Singing Resistance: Music is the Language of the Spirit https://www.uua.org/lgbtq/blog/singing-resistance A glowing red neon sign reads “LOVE & RESISTANCE” above a “STONEWALL 50” banner, casting bold light across a historic LGBTQ+ space.

Kimi Floyd Reisch

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The great poet Khalil Gibran once said, “Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life, bringing peace, abolishing strife.”If you have been watching the events unfold in Minneapolis and across the nation over the past month, you can see that truth unfolding in real time.What…
]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:23:27 -0500 Kimi Floyd Reisch https://www.uua.org/lgbtq/blog/singing-resistance A People of Thriving : Celebrating the Centennial of Black History Month https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/people-thriving Three children stand against a wall, as if lining up for school lunch. A Black student holds an apple she's eating, turning her head to smile at the other two students.

Ali K.C. Bell

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My family taught me that we uplift and save ourselves.
]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2026 02:00:56 -0500 Ali K.C. Bell https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/people-thriving UPLIFT Access: Braille, Large Print, Screen Readers, and More https://www.uua.org/accessibility/blog/braille-large-print-screen-readers January is Braille Literacy Month, and whether they’re current members or people trying to decide if membership is right for them, improving accessibility for folks with vision loss is an important way to provide radical welcome and inclusion at your congregation. ]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:57:51 -0500 https://www.uua.org/accessibility/blog/braille-large-print-screen-readers Rooting for Us: Celebrating the Centennial of Black History Month https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/rooting-us A gold Emmy statue rests on a table: a winged figure holding, over their head, a stylized globe. The statue is on a table, seen from above and close up.

Antoinette Hollamon

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I grew up witnessing Black people who were free to exercise our own self-determination.
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