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    Service of the Living Tradition: Once Upon A Time

    Celebrate BLUU's Community Minister, Rev. Mykal Slack, as he walks in this year’s Service of the Living Tradition! We’re calling all BLUU community members who have ever been fed by …

  • Meet the Moment: Pleasure As Resistance

    Inspired by "Pleasure Activism" by adrienne maree brown and "All the Black Girls Are Activists" by ebonyjanice, Rev. E.N. Hill facilitates this wellness-centered workshop June 20 at 11 a.m., inviting …

  • Promotional graphic for a BLUU Donor Luncheon. The top section has a lavender background with bold black text that reads “DONOR LUNCHEON.” Below is a photo of a brown envelope, a white card that says “We Appreciate You!” in script font, a sprig of baby’s breath, and a white cloth. At the bottom, event details are shared: “Friday, June 20 at 12 PM ET. Email development@blacklivesuu.org for more information.” The BLUU logo appears in the bottom right corner. The background features soft lavender and deep blue blocks of color.

    BLUU Donor Luncheon

    BLUU is hosting a private luncheon to recognize some of our most enthusiastic financial supporters! If you haven’t received an invitation to this event and you’d like an invitation, please …

  • The number ten and celebratory balloons over a blue background.

    BLUU’s 10-Year Anniversary Party

    BLUU is turning 10 and you’re invited! Join us for an evening of joy, movement, and celebration as we honor a decade of radical Black spiritual leadership, community, and resistance, …

  • BLUU Worship at GA

    The expansiveness of who we are in our journeys of faith and spirit is like a multitude of sounds coming together to give life, heal what’s been broken, and tell …

  • Black Magical Traditions

    This is a chance for people who are part of African derived and traditional religions to gather and deepen relationships. Gather in this sacred space with us Saturday, June 21 …

  • Digital image of Smoke and Stack from the movie "Sinners."

    Sinners & Saints: A Black Gathering

    Charlotte-area fam! Join BLUU Co-Founder Leslie Mac and UUCC’s Kelly Green for Sinners & Saints: A Black Gathering—a free Black-centered movie night and potluck featuring the film Sinners and food …

  • People embracing at a recent BLUU worship service over a blue background.

    September Worship

    Keep Sailing: A BLUU Homecoming Saying yes to a calling brings both gifts and challenges. The day we all said yes to this calling...this gift...this work that is BLUU, something …

  • White words inviting folks to meet by the fire over a black background with a bonfire.

    Meet Us by the Fire

    Meet Us by the Fire is a new BLUU series that honors the ancient tradition of gathering around the fire for warmth, storytelling, and community. This series invites us to think creatively and strategically about what it'll take for us to survive and thrive together. Over the next several weeks, we're hosting virtual gatherings to …

  • Open Mic Night: Prose & Potions

    Bring your favorite poems, short essays, and healing words to share at our first-ever, virtual Open Mic Night. This event is Black Sacred Space.

  • A flyer for Fortifying Spirits Bodies Minds: Community Conversation on Wednesday, October 22 at 8 PM, featuring a campfire scene with people and event details. RSVP info and BLUU logo are included at the bottom.

    Fortifying Spirits Bodies & Minds

    For the second virtual gathering in our 'Meet Us by the Fire' series, we want to hear from you! Join us in Black Sacred Space, Wednesday, October 22 at 8 p.m. (eastern time) to discuss tools and resources to help strengthen and safeguard ourselves and our communities. You must RSVP to attend.

  • A flyer for BLUU Worship on November 16 at 4:00 PM EST via Zoom features the theme “Be Free Anyway.” Rev. Mykal Slack (he/him) is the March Worship Leader. An image shows him joyfully raising his arms beside a large chalice.

    November Worship

    Be Free Anyway. The energy permeating from our rituals and our practices create and enliven pathways in the body and of the heart. How do we tend to those pathways in an upside down world? Join Rev. Mykal Sunday, November 16 for a service of celebration and gratitude for the radical imagining of Buddhism.