Fighting Racism in Detroit

by Marjorie Van Hoy
Bulls Head-Oswego Meeting

My name is Marjorie (Angell) Van Hoy, a long-time member of Bulls Head-Oswego Meeting, despite my physical distance from it. For 37 years my husband Jim and I lived in Detroit, MI, where we both completed our schooling and raised 2 boys. For many years Jim and I were very active in our Detroit neighborhood. Our experiences in combating some very pernicious racism led me to write this article.

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Ministry of Poetry

by Frederick Drew Robinson
Otisville Worship Group

Many times I feel that I am carrying a heavy stone that I cannot put down. It feels eerily like the same stone my African ancestors carried when they first came to these shores. In my spirit I can hear them groaning under its weight.