J. Deotis Roberts, a pioneer of Black theology, dies at 95 Washington Post — August 16, 2022 By Harrison Smith August 16, 2022 The night of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968, the Rev. J. Deotis Roberts was attending a conference at Duke University, listening to German theologian Jürgen Moltmann present a paper on the … Continue reading Obits: Music & Theology: J. Deotis Roberts & Butch Thompson
Reading While Incarcerated Saved Me. So Why Are Prisons Banning Books? Aug. 17, 2022, 5:00 a.m. ET Credit…Ben Denzer By Christopher Blackwell Mr. Blackwell is an incarcerated writer. SHELTON, Wash. — During my first decade in prison, I busied myself with exercising and hanging out in the big yard. I hardly grew as a … Continue reading Let Prisoners Read More Books!
[NOTE: Friend Gary Sandman, of Roanoke Meeting in Virginia, has long been collecting and distributing short articles about artists and performers who are Quaker, or Quaker adjacent. His latest profile is of the longtime illustrator and artist, Edward Sorel. It was so appealing that with his permission, we are re-posting it here, with some addenda … Continue reading Guest Post: Profile of A Renegade Quaker Artist – Edward Sorel
Spaghetti Sauce Is Under Threat as Water Crisis Slams Tomatoes Kim Chipman — August 13, 2022 (Bloomberg) — Tomatoes are getting squeezed. California leads the world in production of processing tomatoes — the variety that gets canned and used in commercial kitchens to make some of the most popular foods. The problem is the worst … Continue reading Good Grief! Here Comes The Tomato Crisis!
[NOTE: When I bought a house in 2012, the market here was way down and I got a good price. Now it’s up, and I get a steady stream of phone calls, text messages and mailers urging me to sell it, for much more. The inquiries are often “personalized,” signed Ted or Sue, to make … Continue reading Coming to (& For) a Job & Industry & House & Neighborhood Near YOU (Or already there): Private Equity Firms