BLUU

BLUU (doing business as Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism) is committed to expanding the power and capacity of Black UUs within Unitarian Universalism; providing support, information, and resources for Black Unitarian Universalists; and justice-making and liberation for Black people through our faith.

Donations to the BLUU Cooperative Housing Initiative, a multi-family new-construction housing cooperative being piloted in North Minneapolis, will be matched dollar for dollar up to $10,000 now through the end of November.

We are thankful for this generous challenge gift from a member of Unity Church-Unitarian in St. Paul dedicated to affordable housing and racial justice.

This project is funded by gifts from UU congregations and individuals; by the generous and visionary investment of the City of Minneapolis; a construction loan secured with support from BLUU’s modest endowment and other partner grants. 

We will develop the subsequent sites while also working to make them truly affordable. Donations cover unexpected construction costs as well as reduce the monthly payment for future residents. Our goal is to reduce the expected monthly payment for future Housing Initiative residents from $1800 to $1300 – the difference for most between truly sustainable and perhaps impossible.

We can help future residents lower their monthly housing payments by raising additional funds. Our goal is to raise $150,000 by Dec. 31, 2024, a very attainable goal if the those who’ve supported this vision from the start help us get there.

If you would like to make a general donation to BLUU, please visit the donation page on our website.

BLUU was founded in 2015 at the Movement for Black Lives convening in Cleveland, Ohio. In the years since, BLUU has transformed from a small, informal gathering of Black UUs into an impactful 501(c)(3) which was established in 2019. Since then, we have been providing programming for Black UUs through worship, other community gatherings and youth ministry and many justice oriented activities and initiatives.

From supporting Water Protectors at Standing Rock to the protesting child separations at the Southern US border to rallying support at Women's March against rising fascism, BLUU harnesses love's power to combat oppression and foster healing as a spiritual and political imperative. We know the power of love to be life-changing, inclusive, relational, uncomfortable, unconditional and without end.