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In this video, Dr. Harold D. Weaver, Jr. and Dr. Emma Lapsansky-Werner share about the making of “Black Fire.” In the process, they explore topics like segregation in Quaker spaces, liberation, and direct repair for slavery.

The 2025 Young Adult and Youth Gathering ended on a sweet note. See a few photo highlights here, and learn about the program itself.

An introduction to Daquanna Harrison, her recommendations for Quaker practice, and how she became a Friend.

This week, my colleague Johanna alerted me to a poem written by Langston Hughes. It reads, in part: I swear to the LordI still can’t seeWhy Democracy meansEverybody but me. It reminded me of a speech from Frederick Douglass that I am quite familiar with, in which he asks “What, to the slave, is the Fourth of July?” I…

The questions below can be used to simulate a Mock Draft Board for high school students. This exercise may be useful for students who are considering whether to become Conscientious Objectors. Some questions were adapted from a Handbook for Conscientious Objectors. For FGC’s resources on Raising Conscientious Objector Consciousness Among Young Friends, visit our website….

…queens and rainbow balloons without feeling afraid. The person with the pennywhistle did not waver. They stayed by the men for an hour, beeping. They had found a way to harmonize with the horn. Johanna Jackson Communications Coordinator…

I want to hear from you! Outreach is one of the many things I do with FGC, and I want to hear what you have to say about it. Many Friends confide in me that they are concerned about the future of Quakerism in North America. They say their meetings are shrinking. Well, it’s time…

The latest Spiritual Deepening eRetreat, “Quaker Tools for the Spiritual Journey,” held its last session on May 19. Here’s a brief report!

It’s Pride Month! I am grateful to be a member of a meeting that has wrestled with how to become more welcoming to the LGBTQIA+ community over the years. As a result of years of discernment, my meeting is now a place where I have never doubted whether my sexual orientation would be counted against…

Many of you know by now that I have written a novel called A Peculiar Legacy. It is available at QuakerBooks, which I hope you are already in the habit of supporting. Part of the novel depicts a fictionalized version of Jennie Mustapha, a very real, and very fascinating Black Quaker woman. She spent over 40 years in…

A brief report on the Online Spring Retreat for Friends of Color.

Registration is open for this summer’s Young Adult and Youth (YAY) Gathering! This intergenerational event centers younger generations.