Reports about the Unitarian Universalist Association's annual General Assembly have been overshadowed by allegations of racism on the part of Fort Worth officials and GA attendees. In July, UUA board secretary Paul Rickter issued an open letter expressing regret for "incidents that remind us that we have much work to do in our journey to becoming an anti-racist, anti-oppressive, and multicultural association."
Later, one African American witness to an incident of alleged racism shared a letter in response that has revealed the story is more complicated than it originally appeared.
Now, the trustees of the First Unitarian Church of Chicago have issued their own strongly worded letter in response to the allegations and sent it to the UUA board, Bill Sinkford, the GA Planning Committee, UUWorld, and their local district.
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