Multicultural Resource Guide for Students, Faculty and Staff
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As you settle in, may the contents of this resource guide assist you with making a new space feel like home! TABLE OF CONTENTS STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS African European African American Latin/Hispanic Asian LGBTQ+ Caribbean Middle Eastern Differently Abled Multicultural/International
COMMUNITY RESOURCES African American Latin/Hispanic International LGBTQ+ Islamic Native American Jewish Social Justice
CONGREGATION CENTERS On-Campus Centers Jewish Catholic LGBTQ+ Affirming Islamic Non-denominational Protestant
ETHNIC & INTERNATIONAL CUISINE RESTAURANTS Chinese Mexican Indian Soul Food Japanese Thai Vietnamese
INTERNATIONAL GROCERY STORES Asian Mediterranean Kosher Mexican
SALONS, BARBERSHOPS & OTHER RESOURCES African American Other Resources Latin/Hispanic
UNIVERSITY RESOURCES
1 STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS For more information, visit The Source at https://thesource.ua.edu.
African The African Students Association [email protected] African American African American Graduate Student Association [email protected] Afro American Gospel Choir [email protected] Black Faculty and Staff Association Ambassadors [email protected] Black Student Union [email protected] Collegiate 100 Black Men of America [email protected] Dynamically Reversing Everything Around Me (DREAM) [email protected] Future Black Law Students Association [email protected] National Black MBA Association [email protected] National Council of Negro Women [email protected] National Society of Black Engineers [email protected] Women of Excellence [email protected] Asian Asian American Student Association [email protected] Association of Chinese Students and Scholars [email protected] BAMA Anime and Manga Association [email protected] Bangladesh Student Association [email protected] Chinese Culture Club [email protected] Japan-America Cultural Exchange Club [email protected] Korean Student Association [email protected] Nepalese Student Association [email protected] South Asian Culture Club [email protected] Vietnamese Student & Scholar Association [email protected] Caribbean Caribbean Students’ Association [email protected] Differently Abled Best Buddies UA [email protected] Special Olympics College at UA [email protected] People First of UA [email protected]
2 STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS For more information, visit The Source at https://thesource.ua.edu.
European French Club [email protected] The German Club klub[email protected] Italian Club [email protected] Russian and Eastern European Club [email protected] Latin/Hispanic Hispanic-Latino Association [email protected] Jewish Chabad Jewish Student Group [email protected] Jewish Law Students Association [email protected] Hillel Foundation [email protected] LGBTQ+ Capstone Alliance [email protected] Spectrum [email protected] Gradient [email protected] MIS LGBT++ [email protected] Outlaw [email protected] Middle Eastern Arabic Culture Club [email protected] Iranian Students Association at UA [email protected] Kuwaiti Students Organization [email protected] Saudi Student Association [email protected] Turkish Student Association [email protected] Multicultural/International Blend [email protected] Capstone Minority Information System [email protected] International Students Association [email protected]
3 COMMUNITY RESOURCES African American The Birmingham Jewish Foundation Murphy African American Museum https://birminghamjewishfoundation.org/ https://www.historictuscaloosa.org/ [email protected] [email protected] 205-879-0416 (205) 758-2238 Latin/Hispanic SCLC Tuscaloosa Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama https://nationalsclc.org https://hicaalabama.org [email protected] [email protected] (205) 310-5681 (205) 942-5505
Tuscaloosa Civil Rights Organization LGBTQ+ https://civilrightstuscaloosa.org/ Druid City Pride Tuscaloosa NAACP [email protected] https://civilrightstuscaloosa.org/ http://www.druidcitypride.org (205) 454-2180 International Alabama Germany Partnership Campaign for Southern Equality www.alabamagermany.org/ https://southernequality.org/ [email protected] Chinese Sisterhood of Tuscaloosa (828) 242-1559 http://chinesesisterhoodtuc.org/ [email protected] Native American Moundville Archaeological Park Japan-America Society of Alabama https://moundville.museums.ua.edu https://japanalabama.com/ [email protected] Tuscaloosa Sister Cities International (205) 371-2234 https://tuscaloosasistercities.wordpress.com/ Social Justice Islamic ACLU Islamic Center of Tuscaloosa https://www.aclu.org/ 212-549-2500 http://istuscaloosa.org/ [email protected] Alabama Civil Rights Trail (205) 758-3382 https://civilrightstrail.com/state/alabama/
Jewish Alabama NAACP Birmingham Holocaust Education Center http://www.alnaacp.org https://bhecinfo.org/, [email protected] [email protected] (205) 795-4176 (205) 632-0580
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute https://www.bcri.org/ 4
COMMUNITY RESOURCES Equal Justice Initiative Southern Poverty Law Center https://eji.org/ Montgomery, AL 36104 [email protected] https://www.splcenter.org/ (334) 269-1803 (334) 956-8200
CONGREGATION CENTERS ON-CAMPUS CONGREGATION CENTERS
Baptist Campus Ministries University Lutheran Chapel 401 University Blvd. 911 Fifth Ave. (205) 345-3983 (205) 752-8784 https://uabcm.com https://ulcannarbor.org/ Canterbury Chapel Episcopal Church Temple Emanu-El 812 Fifth Ave. 809 Fourth Ave. (205) 345-9590 (205) 759-3230 https://canterburychapel.dioala.org/ Wesley Foundation Hillel Foundation B’Nai B’Rith 505 Ninth St. 380 Ninth St. (205) 758-3502 (205) 758-3280 https://bamawesley.org/ St. Francis Catholic Church/ Saban Student Center 811 Fifth Ave. (205) 758-5672 (Spanish Speaking)
COMMUNITY CONGREGATION CENTERS
African Methodist Episcopal African Methodist St. Mark AME Church Episcopal Zion 2715 18th St. Beard’s Chapel AME Zion Church Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 204 Kicker Road (205) 759-2361 Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 (205) 553-2047
5 COMMUNITY RESOURCES COMMUNITY CONGREGATION CENTERS
Beautiful Zion AME Zion Church Cornerstone Full Gospel Baptist Church 7428 Sanders Ferry Road 610 Brooksdale Drive Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
(205) 759-2404 (205) 345-4892 Hunter’s Chapel AME Zion Church Elizabeth Baptist Church 1105 22nd Ave. 2650 Elizabeth St. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 752-7904 (205) 752-7320 Springhill AME Zion Church First African Baptist Church 4650 Watermelon Road 2621 Stillman Blvd. Northport, AL 35473 Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 343-1577 (205) 758-2833 St. Peter AME Zion Church Friendship Baptist Church 3033 26th St. 341 Eighth St. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 759-2702 (205) 759-5028 Weeping Mary AME Zion Church Morning Star Baptist Church 1134 38th Ave. NE. 2518 35th Avenue NE. Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 (205) 553-2445 Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church Baptist 128 39th St. Bethel Baptist Church Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 3003 25th St. (205) 391-0029 Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 New Zion Baptist Church (205) 758-2108 1317 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Beulah Baptist Church Northport, AL 35476 3100 25th St. (205) 752-8790 Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church (205) 758-9560 2002 5th St. E. Church of the Lord Jesus Christ Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 3119 35th Ave, #1/2 (205) 553-2853 Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Piney Grove Baptist Church (205) 758-4392 400 Kicker Road College Hill Baptist Church Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 600 24th Ave. E. Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 (205) 492-9673 6 COMMUNITY RESOURCES COMMUNITY CONGREGATION CENTERS
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Church of Christ 7515 Old Greensboro Road Westside Church of Christ Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 2925 17th Street (205) 752-7859 / (205) 345-4420 Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 752-3651 Plum Grove Baptist Church 2822 Fosters Ferry Road Church of God Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Hightown Church of God (205) 752-2762 3926 28th Ave. St. John Baptist Church Northport, AL 35473 1709 10th Ave. (205) 333-0664 Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 New Harvest Church of God (205) 759-2861 19190 14th Ave. St. Paul Baptist Church Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
3501 Stillman Blvd. (205) 344-6605, Ext. 301 Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 Church of God in Christ (205) 752-8817 Holy Temple COGIC Tabernacle Baptist Church 2918 21st St. 3218 21st St. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 758-0076 (205) 758-1939 Islamic Weeping Mary Baptist Church 2701 20th St. Islamic Center of Tuscaloosa - Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Masjid Omar Ibn Al Khattab (205) 391-0009 1416 Paul W. Bryant Drive Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Catholic (205) 758-3382 Holy Spirit Catholic Church Jewish 733 James I. Harrison Jr. Parkway Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 Chabad at The University of Alabama (205) 553-9733 (Spanish Speaking) 17 Sherwood Drive Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Christian Methodist Episcopal (347) 731-4753 Bailey Tabernacle CME LGBTQ+ AFFIRMING 1117 23rd Ave. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Grace Presbyterian Church (205) 758-7405 113 Hargrove Road Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Porter St. Paul CME Church (205) 758-1193 913 Bridge Ave. Northport, AL 35476 (205) 758-3409 7 COMMUNITY RESOURCES COMMUNITY CONGREGATION CENTERS
Unitarian Universalist Church Grace Presbyterian Church 6400 New Watermelon Road 113 Hargrove Road Tuscaloosa, AL 35406 Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 758-1193 (205) 758-8729 Canterbury Episcopal Chapel Seventh-Day Adventist 812 Fifth Ave. Marantha Seventh Day Adventist Church Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 113 Hargrove Road Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 345-9590 (205) 758-1193 Christ Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa McAbee Center New Life SDA Church (on Veterans Affairs grounds) 2029 Second St. E. 3851 Loop Road Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 (205) 633-5093
(205) 462-3231 Asian Lutheran Korean Church of the True Light & Christ Lutheran Church Tuscaloosa Chinese Christian Fellowship 2901 18th St. Calvary Baptist Church Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 1121 Bryant Drive (205) 752-0108 Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 http://calvarytusc.org/ Non-Denominational [email protected]
Church of the Highlands (205) 758-0495 721 Rice Mine Road NE. Tuscaloosa, AL 35406 Korean Presbyterian Church of Tuscaloosa 361 Bear Creek Road (205) 980-5577 Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 Daystar Family Church http://kpct.site/ 3975 Watermelon Road [email protected] Northport, AL 35473 (205) 349-4379 / (205) 758-1939 (205) 349-2446 (Spanish Speaking) Tuscaloosa Chinese Christian Church - Impact Nation Fellowship Church First Baptist Church 1110 26th Ave. East 721 Greensboro Ave. Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 554-0657 https://www.firsttuscaloosa.org/ Presbyterian [email protected] Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church (205) 758-1939 3535 Stillman Blvd. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 759-1477 8 COMMUNITY RESOURCES ETHNIC AND INTERNATIONAL RESTAURANTS Chinese Mexican Mr. Chen's Authentic Cooking Antojitos Izcali 514 14th St., Tuscaloosa 623 Hargrove Road E., Tuscaloosa https://mrchenstuscaloosa.com (205) 331-4226 (205) 343-6889 Chabely’s Mexican Grill Chang's Chinese Restaurant 501 15th St. E., Tuscaloosa 1825 McFarland Blvd. N., Tuscaloosa (205) 759-1129 changschinese.com Don Tonos Restaurant and Cantina (205) 391-9131 2312 Fourth St., Tuscaloosa Lai Lai (205) 245-9191 1223 McFarland Blvd. NE., Tuscaloosa Jalapeno’s Mexican Grill (205) 345-2472 1845 New Watermelon Road Swen Chinese Restaurant Tuscaloosa (205) 331-4816 Facebook: Jalapeno’s of Tuscaloosa 1130 University Blvd. Suite B2, Tuscaloosa La Hacienda El Mexicano (205) 391-9887 1817 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa (205) 758-1161 Indian Sitar Indian Cuisine Los Tarascos Mexican Restaurant 500 15th St., Tuscaloosa (205) 553-8896 / (205) 330-0919 sitartuscaloosa.com https://los-tarascos.com/
(205) 345-1419 Panaderia Maria Japanese 3520 McFarland Blvd. E., Tuscaloosa Ichiban (909) 365-3130 502 15th St., Tuscaloosa Pastor’s Kitchen (205) 752-8844 2511 McFarland Blvd., Northport Hokkaido https://pastorskitchen.net/ 607 15th St. E., Tuscaloosa (205) 330-8576 http://hokkaidorestaurant.net/ Taqueria La Michoacana (205) 248-2725 2206 Veterans Memorial Parkway Tuscaloosa (205) 737-7230
9 COMMUNITY RESOURCES ETHNIC AND INTERNATIONAL RESTAURANTS Veracruz Mexican Grill KSV Restaurant 501 15th St. E., Tuscaloosa 6301 University Blvd. E., Cottondale (205) 759-1129 (205) 553-7168
Soul Food Thai ACES Restaurant Ruan Thai Restaurant 1759 Skyland Blvd. E., Tuscaloosa 1407 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa (205) 722-2030 (205) 391-9973 Archibald’s & Woodrow’s BBQ Surin of Thailand Tuscaloosa 4215 Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa 1402 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa https://www.archibaldbbq.com/ http://surinofthailand.com (205) 331-4858 (205) 752-7970 Catfish Heaven Vietnamese 2502 21st St.,Tuscaloosa Pho Town https://catfishheaventuscaloosa.com/ 1800 McFarland Blvd. E., Tuscaloosa (205) 752-7222 http://www.photowns.com/ (205) 248-7663 J&B Fish & Barbecue 2601 MLK Blvd., Tuscaloosa Wed.-Sat. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. SPECIALTY GROCERY/MARKETS Asian Mediterranean Mr. Chen’s Authentic Cooking Mediterranean Market 3434 514 14th St. 1700 Greensboro Ave. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 https://www.mrchenshomewood.com/ (205) 886-9311 (205) 942-5000 Mexican Kosher Guatamex Manna Grocery & Deli 2808 McFarland Blvd. 2350 McFarland Blvd. E. Northport, AL 35476 Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 (205) 872-8351 http://www.mannagrocery.com/ (205) 752-9955 10 COMMUNITY RESOURCES SALONS & BARBERSHOPS
African American Fatheadz Barber Shop Absolutely Elegant Beauty Salon 2516 Paul W. Bryant Drive 3401 Greensboro Ave., Suite 9 Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 752-6922 Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 233-3596 Future Cuts Barbershop African Hair Braiding 3401 Greensboro Ave. 305 Skyland Blvd. E. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 752-0230 Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 (205) 462-0920 Hair Affairs African Hair Braiding 2615 Sixth St. & Beauty Supply Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 248-2068 617 Hargrove Road E. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Khady’s African Hair Braiding (334) 654-2766 2825 McFarland Blvd. E. Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 Beauty Mark (205) 633-2002 1621 Skyland Blvd. E. Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 Oak City Barber Shop and Beauty Salon (205) 556-2005 6570 Highway 69, South Suite I Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 Charming Kreations Beauty Salon (205) 758-9240 2020 Hackberry Lane, Unit A Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 PS: MariahAlyce (205) 462-3744 10131 Magnolia Court Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 Deon’s Style and Barber Shop (205) 826-0482 3302 McFarland Blvd. E. Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 Righteous Cutz Barbershop (205) 886-7771 4801 Hargrove Road E. Discount Beauty Outlet Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 (205) 523-1016 3300 Stillman Blvd. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Royalty Family Haircare (205) 632-3155 6541 Highway 69 S. Tuscaloosa, AL 35405
(205) 310-5782 / (205) 331-4506
11 COMMUNITY RESOURCES SALONS & BARBERSHOPS
Salon R The Hair Trap 308 Hargrove Road E. 425 Seventh Ave. NE. 3302 Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 (205) 248-7854 https://www.styleseat.com/m/v/hairtrap (334) 707-7676 Sandra’s Styling Salon 1653 McFarland Blvd. N. Latin/Hispanic Suite G4-E Tuscaloosa Galleria Rivera’s Barber Shop Tuscaloosa, AL 35406 730 McFarland Blvd. (205) 366-0065 Northport, AL 35476 Style Connection Barber Shop https://riveras-barber-shop.business.site/ (205) 523-6595 713 23rd Ave. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Peluqueria Latina (205) 758-6004 2825 McFarland Blvd. E5 Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 (205) 243-2756
OTHER RESOURCES
SHOE REPAIR AFRICAN AMERICAN RADIO People’s Shoe Renewal PROGRAMMING 2624 12th St. WTUG 92.9 FM Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 391-0093 (205) 737-2957
LOCAL NEWSPAPER WTSK 790 AM (205) 391-0093 Tuscaloosa News 315 28th Ave. LOCAL TELEVISION Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 WVUA-TV 23 920 Paul W. Bryant Dr.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 348-7000
12 UNIVERSITY RESOURCES
BLACK FACULTY AND STAFF SAFEZONE ASSOCIATION Ferguson Student Center 2419 http://bfsa.ua.edu/ https://safezone.sa.ua.edu/ [email protected] CAPSTONE INTERNATIONAL CENTER 205-348-7297 135 BB Comer 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. SPECTRUM http://international.ua.edu/[email protected] [email protected] (205) 348 - 5256 https://ua.campuslabs.com/engage/ organization/spectrum COUNSELING CENTER 907-315-4118 3000 South Lawn Office Building 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. STUDENT CARE AND WELL-BEING https://counseling.sa.ua.edu/ 3500 Ferguson Student Center 205-348-3863 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. [email protected] CROSSROADS COMMUNITY https://bamacares.sa.ua.edu/ ENGAGEMENT CENTER 205-348-2461 3617 Ferguson Student Center 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. UNIVERSITY POLICE https://https://crossroads.ua.edu/ 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 205-348-6930 https://police.ua.edu/ 911 or (205) 348-5454 DISABILITY SERVICES 1000 Houser Hall VETERAN AND MILITARY AFFAIRS 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 3000 Houser Hall http://ods.ua.edu/ 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. [email protected] https://vets.sa.ua.edu/ (205) 348-4285 [email protected] 205-348-0983 DIVISION OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION WOMEN AND GENDER 313 Rose Administration Building RESOURCE CENTER 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. South Lawn Office Building https://diversity.ua.edu 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. [email protected] https://wgrc.sa.ua.edu/ 205-348-2053 [email protected] 205-348-5040 INTERCULTURAL DIVERSITY CENTER Riverside Annex, First Floor https://diversity.ua.edu/ 205-348-4500
To report a hate or bias incident, go to https://diversity.ua.edu/. DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION 313 Rose Administration Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 (205) 348-2053 diversity.ua.edu [email protected]