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QuakerSpeak

QuakerSpeak, June-July 2022

As a gay African American, Quaker civil rights activist, Bayard Rustin faced discrimination his entire life. Staff

William (Bill) Remmes

Remmes—William (Bill) Remmes, 74, on March 9, 2020, in Sumter, S.C. Bill was born on July 31, 1945, in Denison,…
Features

An Online Lifeline for Friends of Color

Zoom during the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Murder of George Floyd. Vanessa Julye

Barbara K. Spring

Spring—Barbara K. Spring, 76, on June 11, 2019, at home in Voorheesville, N.Y., surrounded by her family. Barbara was born…

Thomas Marvin Applegate

Applegate—Thomas Marvin Applegate, 82, on October 31, 2018, peacefully, in Dayton, Ohio, with family and a few Dayton Friends present,…
News

News, October 2019

News of Friends. Staff
Features

To Imagine Change through Many Voices

The pages of a book can unpack the truths and realities of those we do not know. Detmer Kremer
Features

A Reluctant Minister

Reflections on performance art among Friends. Peterson Toscano

Catherine Balderston Jones Gaskill

Gaskill—Catherine Balderston Jones Gaskill, 90, of John Knox Village, Orange City, Fla., on July 27, 2017. Cathy was born on…
Student Voices Project

I have found that acceptance is key and welcoming change is how people can be happy

Student Voices: " Teaching one another our different ways is how communities can improve each individual’s life. This may sound… Zora Carroll
Student Voices Project

Quaker Students’ Reading List for President Trump

24 book recommendations from the Student Voices Project. staff
Features

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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