Race

My Inaugural Journey

My journey to the National Mall on inaugural day began many years ago. As a little black girl growing up…

Reflections on Hope

This year’s presidential campaign has brought an unprecedented opportunity to reclaim a sense of decency about the United States. It…

The Need For Reparations

I am writing in response to a letter published in the August issue of Friends Journal ("Reparations are racist," by…

A Significant Anniversary-And More

Fifty years ago this month, on June 27, 1958, Martin Luther King Jr. addressed Friends who gathered in Cape May,…

The Power of Fearful Faithfulness: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy For Friends

In March, I received an invitation to this summer’s Friends General Conference Gathering in Johnstown, Pa. Pulling the flyer from…

Fifty-Second Street

The thermometer read 102 degrees. Two-year-old Christina lay in bed crying, her tan face red with fever as she turned…

Quakers and Reparations for Slavery and Jim Crow

Out of the silence a woman asked, “Why don’t Friends take reparations more seriously? It’s the kind of issue Quakers…

Immigration and Friends Testimonies: Seeing That of God in Our Immigrant Neighbors

Friends have been concerned about the exploitation and dehumanization of workers for many years, most notably in our opposition to…

A Lesson from a Lynching

When the call came to several Atlanta churches for volunteers to play the role of white Klansmen in the reenactment…

Journeying in Darkness

When I was in the second grade I received a Bible, a gift from my Sunday school. In the New…

The Aspirations of Andean Quakers

Yes, there are Quakers in the Andes—lots of them. And, yes, they have aspirations. Working with them, as a Quaker…

A Quaker Speaks from the Black Experience

The history, role, and involvement of African Americans in the Religious Society of Friends have been subjects of long-standing interest…
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