2017

April 2017 Books

The Voice of Silence

Friend Joyce Povolny wishes to make this volume of votive poems free to those who would like to have it.…

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William Boyce Upholt

Upholt—William Boyce Upholt, 72, on July 30, 2016, at home in West Hartford, Conn. Bill was born on September 14,… Staff
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March full issue access

Members can download the full PDF or read any article online. Staff

Continuing Work

Our introduction to the March 2017 issue on Race and Anti-Racism. Martin Kelley

Forum, March 2017

Letters from our readers. Discussions on peak experiences, picking business partners, beliefs and practices of Friends, teaching in non-Quaker schools,… Staff
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Move in Our Midst

Stumbling blocks and white supremacy cut us off from God and from each other. Paul Ricketts
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Welcoming the Strong Black Woman among Us

The energy to appear strong and the socially imposed obligation to rise above it all can be exhausting. Valerie Brown
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Stumbling Forward toward Racial Justice among Friends

Two Friends share their stories of growing up in a race-defined world and how they've been led to work for… Lucy Duncan and Noah White
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God Loves Us All?

The still, small voice within tells us that any work or sacrifice without love is a waste of time. Phil Lord
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Our Drop in the Wave of Liberation

A visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Lauren Brownlee
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Honoring Those Known Only to God

A group of Friends hopes to identify North American Quaker burial grounds that hold remains of African American men, women,… Honoring Project
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Memorializing Friends of African Descent

A Friends meeting learns about an invisible racial history right in its own backyard. Liz Oppenheimer interview with George Schaefer
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