Multicultural Resource Guide for Students, Faculty and Staff

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Welcome to The University of Alabama and to Tuscaloosa!

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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

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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONSFor more information, visit The Source at https://thesource.ua.edu.

AfricanThe African Students Association uaafricanstudents@gmail.com

African AmericanAfrican American Graduate Student Association aagsaatia@gmail.comAfro American Gospel Choir ua.aagc@gmail.comBlack Faculty and Staff Association Ambassadors bfsaaua@gmail.com Black Student Union theblackstudentunionua@gmail.comCollegiate 100 Black Men of America uac100@gmail.comDynamically Reversing Everything Around Me (DREAM) dynamic.youth15@gmail.comFuture Black Law Students Association uafblsa3@gmail.comNational Black MBA Association klbaynes@crimson.ua.eduNational Council of Negro Women ncnwua@gmail.comNational Society of Black Engineers president.uansbe@gmail.comWomen of Excellence ua.womenofexcellence@gmail.com

AsianAsian American Student Association aasabama@gmail.comAssociation of Chinese Students and Scholars acssua@gmail.comBAMA Anime and Manga Association kkhudson@crimson.ua.eduBangladesh Student Association bsa.ua.edu@gmail.com Chinese Culture Club zhang023@bama.ua.edu Japan-America Cultural Exchange Club jacecalabama@gmail.com Korean Student Association skang28@crimson.ua.eduNepalese Student Association nsacrimson@gmail.com South Asian Culture Club nsingh2@crimson.ua.eduVietnamese Student & Scholar Association bqle@crimson.ua.edu

Caribbean Caribbean Students’ Association uacaribsa@gmail.com

Differently AbledBest Buddies UA bamabestbuddies@gmail.comSpecial Olympics College at UA SOCollegeUA@gmail.comPeople First of UA peoplefirstua@gmail.com

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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

European French Club gmstamm@ua.eduThe German Club klub.deutsch@gmail.comItalian Club Uaitalianclub@gmail.comRussian and Eastern European Club adrozd@bama.ua.edu

Latin/HispanicHispanic-Latino Association hispaniclatinoassociation@gmail.com

JewishChabad Jewish Student Group Chabadatua@gmail.comJewish Law Students Association meyalcohen@law.ua.eduHillel Foundation bamahillel@gmail.com

LGBTQ+Capstone Alliance capstonealliance@gmail.comSpectrum spectrum.ua@gmail.comGradient ehcoon@crimson.ua.eduMIS LGBT++ jepilkington@crimson.ua.eduOutlaw sarah.hughs@law.ua.edu

Middle EasternArabic Culture Club thearabicclub.ua@gmail.com Iranian Students Association at UA oazadehranjbar@crimson.ua.edu Kuwaiti Students Organization ksoua@outlook.comSaudi Student Association ssassociation.uat@gmail.comTurkish Student Association gkaya@crimson.ua.edu

Multicultural/InternationalBlend uablend@gmail.com Capstone Minority Information System cmissua@gmail.com International Students Association wsamad@crimson.ua.edu

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For more information, visit The Source at https://thesource.ua.edu.

African American Murphy African American Museum https://www.historictuscaloosa.org/

info@historictuscaloosa.org (205) 758-2238

SCLC Tuscaloosa https://nationalsclc.org info@nationalsclc.org (205) 310-5681

Tuscaloosa Civil Rights Organization https://civilrightstuscaloosa.org/

Tuscaloosa NAACP https://civilrightstuscaloosa.org/

International Alabama Germany Partnership www.alabamagermany.org/

Chinese Sisterhood of Tuscaloosa http://chinesesisterhoodtuc.org/ t.c.s.chineseschool1@gmail.com

Japan-America Society of Alabama https://japanalabama.com/

Tuscaloosa Sister Cities International https://tuscaloosasistercities.wordpress.com/

Islamic Islamic Center of Tuscaloosa http://istuscaloosa.org/ tuscaloosa@gmail.com (205) 758-3382

Jewish Birmingham Holocaust Education Center https://bhecinfo.org/, info@bhecinfo.org (205) 795-4176

The Birmingham Jewish Foundation https://birminghamjewishfoundation.org/ janeta@bjf.org 205-879-0416

Latin/Hispanic Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama https://hicaalabama.org info@hispanicinterest.org (205) 942-5505

LGBTQ+ Druid City Pride druidcitypride@gmail.com http://www.druidcitypride.org (205) 454-2180

Campaign for Southern Equality https://southernequality.org/ info@southernequality.org (828) 242-1559

Native American Moundville Archaeological Park https://moundville.museums.ua.edu avbenitez@ua.edu (205) 371-2234

Social Justice ACLU https://www.aclu.org/ 212-549-2500

Alabama Civil Rights Trail https://civilrightstrail.com/state/alabama/

Alabama NAACP http://www.alnaacp.org info@alnaacp.org (205) 632-0580

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute https://www.bcri.org/

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Equal Justice Initiative https://eji.org/ contact_us@eji.org (334) 269-1803

Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL 36104 https://www.splcenter.org/ (334) 956-8200

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

ON-CAMPUS CONGREGATION CENTERS

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Baptist Campus Ministries 401 University Blvd. (205) 345-3983 https://uabcm.com Canterbury Chapel Episcopal Church 812 Fifth Ave. (205) 345-9590 https://canterburychapel.dioala.org/ Hillel Foundation B’Nai B’Rith 380 Ninth St. (205) 758-3280 St. Francis Catholic Church/ Saban Student Center 811 Fifth Ave. (205) 758-5672 (Spanish Speaking)

University Lutheran Chapel 911 Fifth Ave. (205) 752-8784 https://ulcannarbor.org/ Temple Emanu-El 809 Fourth Ave. (205) 759-3230 Wesley Foundation 505 Ninth St. (205) 758-3502 https://bamawesley.org/

African Methodist Episcopal St. Mark AME Church 2715 18th St. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 759-2361

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Beard’s Chapel AME Zion Church 204 Kicker Road

Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 (205) 553-2047

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CONGREGATION CENTERS

COMMUNITY RESOURCESCOMMUNITY CONGREGATION CENTERS

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Beautiful Zion AME Zion Church 7428 Sanders Ferry Road Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 759-2404

Hunter’s Chapel AME Zion Church 1105 22nd Ave. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 752-7904

Springhill AME Zion Church 4650 Watermelon Road Northport, AL 35473 (205) 343-1577

St. Peter AME Zion Church 3033 26th St. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 759-2702 Weeping Mary AME Zion Church 1134 38th Ave. NE. Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 (205) 553-2445

Baptist Bethel Baptist Church 3003 25th St. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 758-2108 Beulah Baptist Church 3100 25th St. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 758-9560 Church of the Lord Jesus Christ 3119 35th Ave, #1/2 Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 758-4392

College Hill Baptist Church 600 24th Ave. E. Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 (205) 492-9673

Cornerstone Full Gospel Baptist Church 610 Brooksdale Drive Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 345-4892

Elizabeth Baptist Church 2650 Elizabeth St. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 752-7320 First African Baptist Church 2621 Stillman Blvd. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 758-2833 Friendship Baptist Church 341 Eighth St. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 759-5028 Morning Star Baptist Church 2518 35th Avenue NE. Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church 128 39th St. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 391-0029 New Zion Baptist Church 1317 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Northport, AL 35476 (205) 752-8790 Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church 2002 5th St. E. Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 (205) 553-2853

Piney Grove Baptist Church 400 Kicker Road Tuscaloosa, AL 35404

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Pleasant Hill Baptist Church 7515 Old Greensboro Road Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 (205) 752-7859 / (205) 345-4420

Plum Grove Baptist Church 2822 Fosters Ferry Road Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 752-2762 St. John Baptist Church 1709 10th Ave. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 759-2861 St. Paul Baptist Church 3501 Stillman Blvd. Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 (205) 752-8817 Tabernacle Baptist Church 3218 21st St. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 758-1939 Weeping Mary Baptist Church 2701 20th St. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 391-0009

Catholic Holy Spirit Catholic Church 733 James I. Harrison Jr. Parkway Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 (205) 553-9733 (Spanish Speaking)

Christian Methodist Episcopal Bailey Tabernacle CME 1117 23rd Ave. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 758-7405

Porter St. Paul CME Church 913 Bridge Ave. Northport, AL 35476 (205) 758-3409

Church of Christ Westside Church of Christ 2925 17th Street Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 752-3651

Church of God Hightown Church of God 3926 28th Ave. Northport, AL 35473 (205) 333-0664

New Harvest Church of God 19190 14th Ave. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 344-6605, Ext. 301

Church of God in Christ Holy Temple COGIC 2918 21st St. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 758-0076

Islamic Islamic Center of Tuscaloosa - Masjid Omar Ibn Al Khattab 1416 Paul W. Bryant Drive Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 758-3382

Jewish Chabad at The University of Alabama 17 Sherwood Drive Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (347) 731-4753

LGBTQ+ AFFIRMING Grace Presbyterian Church 113 Hargrove Road Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 758-1193

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Unitarian Universalist Church 6400 New Watermelon Road Tuscaloosa, AL 35406 (205) 758-8729

Canterbury Episcopal Chapel 812 Fifth Ave. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 345-9590

Christ Baptist Church of Tuscaloosa McAbee Center (on Veterans Affairs grounds) 3851 Loop Road Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 (205) 462-3231

Lutheran Christ Lutheran Church 2901 18th St. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 752-0108

Non-Denominational Church of the Highlands 721 Rice Mine Road NE. Tuscaloosa, AL 35406 (205) 980-5577

Daystar Family Church 3975 Watermelon Road Northport, AL 35473 (205) 349-2446 (Spanish Speaking)

Impact Nation Fellowship Church 1110 26th Ave. East Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 (205) 554-0657

Presbyterian Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church 3535 Stillman Blvd. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 759-1477

Grace Presbyterian Church 113 Hargrove Road Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 758-1193

Seventh-Day Adventist Marantha Seventh Day Adventist Church 113 Hargrove Road Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 758-1193

New Life SDA Church 2029 Second St. E. Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 (205) 633-5093

Asian Korean Church of the True Light & Tuscaloosa Chinese Christian Fellowship Calvary Baptist Church 1121 Bryant Drive Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 http://calvarytusc.org/ calvary@calvarytuscaloosa.org (205) 758-0495

Korean Presbyterian Church of Tuscaloosa 361 Bear Creek Road Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 http://kpct.site/ ksj153@gmail.com (205) 349-4379 / (205) 758-1939

Tuscaloosa Chinese Christian Church - First Baptist Church

721 Greensboro Ave. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 https://www.firsttuscaloosa.org/ barbara@fbctuscaloosa.org (205) 758-1939

Chinese Mr. Chen's Authentic Cooking 514 14th St., Tuscaloosa https://mrchenstuscaloosa.com

(205) 343-6889

Chang's Chinese Restaurant 1825 McFarland Blvd. N., Tuscaloosa

changschinese.com (205) 391-9131

Lai Lai 1223 McFarland Blvd. NE., Tuscaloosa (205) 345-2472

Swen Chinese Restaurant 1130 University Blvd. Suite B2, Tuscaloosa (205) 391-9887

Indian Sitar Indian Cuisine 500 15th St., Tuscaloosa

sitartuscaloosa.com (205) 345-1419

Japanese Ichiban 502 15th St., Tuscaloosa (205) 752-8844

Hokkaido 607 15th St. E., Tuscaloosa http://hokkaidorestaurant.net/ (205) 248-2725

Mexican Antojitos Izcali 623 Hargrove Road E., Tuscaloosa (205) 331-4226

Chabely’s Mexican Grill 501 15th St. E., Tuscaloosa

(205) 759-1129

Don Tonos Restaurant and Cantina 2312 Fourth St., Tuscaloosa (205) 245-9191

Jalapeno’s Mexican Grill 1845 New Watermelon Road

Tuscaloosa (205) 331-4816 Facebook: Jalapeno’s of Tuscaloosa La Hacienda El Mexicano 1817 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa

(205) 758-1161 Los Tarascos Mexican Restaurant (205) 553-8896 / (205) 330-0919 https://los-tarascos.com/ Panaderia Maria 3520 McFarland Blvd. E., Tuscaloosa (909) 365-3130

Pastor’s Kitchen 2511 McFarland Blvd., Northport https://pastorskitchen.net/ (205) 330-8576

Taqueria La Michoacana 2206 Veterans Memorial Parkway Tuscaloosa (205) 737-7230

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Veracruz Mexican Grill 501 15th St. E., Tuscaloosa

(205) 759-1129

Soul Food ACES Restaurant 1759 Skyland Blvd. E., Tuscaloosa

(205) 722-2030

Archibald’s & Woodrow’s BBQ 4215 Greensboro Ave., Tuscaloosa https://www.archibaldbbq.com/ (205) 331-4858

Catfish Heaven 2502 21st St.,Tuscaloosa https://catfishheaventuscaloosa.com/ (205) 752-7222

J&B Fish & Barbecue 2601 MLK Blvd., Tuscaloosa Wed.-Sat. 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

KSV Restaurant 6301 University Blvd. E., Cottondale (205) 553-7168

Thai Ruan Thai Restaurant 1407 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa (205) 391-9973

Surin of Thailand Tuscaloosa 1402 University Blvd., Tuscaloosa http://surinofthailand.com (205) 752-7970

Vietnamese Pho Town 1800 McFarland Blvd. E., Tuscaloosa http://www.photowns.com/ (205) 248-7663

COMMUNITY RESOURCESETHNIC AND INTERNATIONAL RESTAURANTS

Asian Mr. Chen’s Authentic Cooking 3434 514 14th St. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 https://www.mrchenshomewood.com/ (205) 942-5000

Kosher Manna Grocery & Deli 2350 McFarland Blvd. E. Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 http://www.mannagrocery.com/ (205) 752-9955

Mediterranean Mediterranean Market 1700 Greensboro Ave. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 886-9311

Mexican Guatamex 2808 McFarland Blvd. Northport, AL 35476 (205) 872-8351

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African American Absolutely Elegant Beauty Salon 3401 Greensboro Ave., Suite 9 Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 233-3596 African Hair Braiding 305 Skyland Blvd. E. Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 (205) 462-0920 African Hair Braiding & Beauty Supply 617 Hargrove Road E. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (334) 654-2766

Beauty Mark 1621 Skyland Blvd. E. Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 (205) 556-2005 Charming Kreations Beauty Salon 2020 Hackberry Lane, Unit A Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 462-3744 Deon’s Style and Barber Shop 3302 McFarland Blvd. E. Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 (205) 886-7771 Discount Beauty Outlet 3300 Stillman Blvd. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 632-3155

Fatheadz Barber Shop 2516 Paul W. Bryant Drive Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 752-6922 Future Cuts Barbershop 3401 Greensboro Ave. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 752-0230 Hair Affairs 2615 Sixth St. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 248-2068 Khady’s African Hair Braiding 2825 McFarland Blvd. E. Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 (205) 633-2002 Oak City Barber Shop and Beauty Salon 6570 Highway 69, South Suite I Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 (205) 758-9240 PS: MariahAlyce 10131 Magnolia Court Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 (205) 826-0482

Righteous Cutz Barbershop 4801 Hargrove Road E. Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 (205) 523-1016 Royalty Family Haircare 6541 Highway 69 S. Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 (205) 310-5782 / (205) 331-4506

SALONS & BARBERSHOPS

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Salon R 308 Hargrove Road E. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 248-7854 Sandra’s Styling Salon 1653 McFarland Blvd. N. Suite G4-E Tuscaloosa Galleria Tuscaloosa, AL 35406 (205) 366-0065 Style Connection Barber Shop 713 23rd Ave. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 758-6004

The Hair Trap 425 Seventh Ave. NE. 3302 Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 https://www.styleseat.com/m/v/hairtrap (334) 707-7676

Latin/Hispanic Rivera’s Barber Shop 730 McFarland Blvd. Northport, AL 35476

https://riveras-barber-shop.business.site/ (205) 523-6595 Peluqueria Latina 2825 McFarland Blvd. E5 Tuscaloosa, AL 35405 (205) 243-2756

SALONS & BARBERSHOPS

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

OTHER RESOURCES

SHOE REPAIR People’s Shoe Renewal

2624 12th St. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 737-2957

LOCAL NEWSPAPER Tuscaloosa News 315 28th Ave. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

AFRICAN AMERICAN RADIO PROGRAMMING WTUG 92.9 FM (205) 391-0093 WTSK 790 AM (205) 391-0093

LOCAL TELEVISION WVUA-TV 23 920 Paul W. Bryant Dr. Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205) 348-7000

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UNIVERSITY RESOURCESBLACK FACULTY AND STAFF ASSOCIATION http://bfsa.ua.edu/

CAPSTONE INTERNATIONAL CENTER 135 BB Comer 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.http://international.ua.edu/cic@ua.edu(205) 348 - 5256

COUNSELING CENTER3000 South Lawn Office Building8 a.m. to 5 p.m.https://counseling.sa.ua.edu/205-348-3863

CROSSROADS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CENTER3617 Ferguson Student Center 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.https://https://crossroads.ua.edu/205-348-6930

DISABILITY SERVICES1000 Houser Hall8 a.m. to 5 p.m.http://ods.ua.edu/ods@ua.edu(205) 348-4285

DIVISION OF DIVERSITY, EQUITYAND INCLUSION 313 Rose Administration Building8 a.m. to 5 p.m.https://diversity.ua.edudiversity@ua.edu205-348-2053

INTERCULTURAL DIVERSITY CENTER Riverside Annex, First Floorhttps://diversity.ua.edu/205-348-4500

SAFEZONE Ferguson Student Center 2419https://safezone.sa.ua.edu/safezone@ua.edu205-348-7297

SPECTRUM spectrum.ua@gmail.comhttps://ua.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/spectrum907-315-4118

STUDENT CARE AND WELL-BEING 3500 Ferguson Student Center8 a.m. to 5 p.m.bamacares@ua.eduhttps://bamacares.sa.ua.edu/205-348-2461

UNIVERSITY POLICE24 hours a day, 7 days a weekhttps://police.ua.edu/911 or (205) 348-5454

VETERAN AND MILITARY AFFAIRS3000 Houser Hall8 a.m. to 5 p.m.https://vets.sa.ua.edu/vma@ua.edu205-348-0983

WOMEN AND GENDER RESOURCE CENTERSouth Lawn Office Building8 a.m. to 5 p.m.https://wgrc.sa.ua.edu/wgrc@ua.edu205-348-5040

To report a hate or bias incident, go to https://diversity.ua.edu/.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION313 Rose Administration

Tuscaloosa, AL 35487(205) 348-2053diversity.ua.edu

diversity@ua.edu