Dear F/friends, For this Independence Day, the BlackQuaker Project invites you to reflect on the words of Frederick Douglass, whose tireless advocacy for African American liberation and Women’s Rights as an abolitionist, orator, author, and statesman often goes overlooked by historians and remains unknown to the general public. Among Douglass’s most famous words was his speech, “What, to the Slave, Is the Fourth of July?,” a critique of the hypocrisy behind Independence Day: "What, to the...

Dear F/friends, The BlackQuaker Project (BQP) of Wellesley Friends Meeting is thrilled to be joined by Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, a former leader in the South African freedom movement against apartheid and a current leader in the Southern Africa Yearly Meeting, for our World Quaker Day (WQD) presentation this coming Sunday, 1 October. Her numerous achievements in politics and religion allow her to give deep meaning to the WQD theme of Ubuntu, as well as her thoughts and experiences in healing...

World Quaker Day Presentation From Hal Weaver and The BlackQuaker Project With Honored Guest Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge Sunday, 1 October...