The Racial Equity Team focuses on racial justice, racial equity, and Mount Olivet's role in systemic racism.
The Racial Equity Team devises plans and strategies to share with the Mount Olivet community and with our neighbors in Arlington and beyond.
Since the formation of this group, we have:
March Madness . . . and the Harlem Renaissance? Not quite, but close: this week learn about the Black-owned professional basketball team that called Harlem home during the Harlem Renaissance. Hint: it's not the Harlem Globetrotters, which was a team from Chicago capitalizing on the Harlem name.
The New York Rens: Keeping The Legacy Alive - YouTube
Fairfax County Public Library (On the Shoulders of Giants, My Personal Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)
The black fives : the epic story of basketball's forgotten era / | Arlington Public Library
Consider walking in the footsteps of our neighbors by visiting a series of sites, memorials, and living testaments to the courage, resilience, and faith of our African American neighbors. There are two tours that seek to capture glimpses into the story of North and South Arlington. We pray they may serve as the first step in the long walk towards racial equity and justice in Arlington.
Read a short report by Jim Dake on the history of Mount Olivet and racism within Arlington and the United Methodist Church.
Read the reportStart here to learn more about the Racial Equity Team at Mount Olivet, or browse current events to see what's coming next.