Up with People (UWP) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Up with People stages song and dance performances promoting themes such as multiculturalism, racial equality, and positive thinking. Critics, including some former Up with People performers, have accused the organization of exploiting its members and of contributing to moral propaganda and oppression.
History
Founding
UWP was born out of a split from Moral Re-Armament, a multifaith religious movement. In 1965, J. Blanton Belk dedicated his energies to creating an organization for young adults that enabled them to interact with the world through positivity and music. He created Up with People (UWP) to bring people together for the common good regardless of ideology, political affiliation, ethnicity, race, or religious affiliation. Up with People was officially incorporated as a "501(c)(3) nonprofit, apolitical, non-sectarian international educational organization" in 1968 under the leadership of Belk.
1970s - 1990s
UWP traveled and performed their musical show across several...
L the Girl in Black
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