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Racial Equity Team

The Racial Equity Team focuses on racial justice, racial equity, and Mount Olivet's role in systemic racism.

About

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:

Weekly Resources

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April 6, 2025

The Harlem Rens

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 professional basketball team, with inset of owner Robert “Bob” Douglas, 1933. Courtesy of Black Fives Foundation
The New York Rens professional basketball team, with inset of owner Robert “Bob” Douglas, 1933. Courtesy of Black Fives Foundation
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Black History of Arlington

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.

download north arlington tour bookletdownload south arlington tour booklet

Mount Olivet & Racism

Read a short report by Jim Dake on the history of Mount Olivet and racism within Arlington and the United Methodist Church.

Read the report

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