Have you started your reading yet? If not, it’s time! Our next book club meeting is Thursday, September 22 at 6:30pm.
We can’t wait to discuss Herb Boyd’s Black Detroit: A People’s History of Self-Determination with you! This is a modern-day classic that’s incredibly relevant for our neighborhood development work and our community organizing.
“In 29 chapters, spanning more than three centuries, Boyd offers an unusual retelling of Detroit’s past, with black voices on nearly every page. The arc of his narrative is a familiar one in which he traces the transformation of Detroit from a French trading outpost to the world’s automobile production center to a national symbol of urban decline and rebirth. Along the way, Boyd introduces us to some of Detroit’s key social movements: abolitionism, union organizing, civil rights and black power. But this book is not a conventional urban history. Boyd’s purpose is to celebrate the black men and women, the city’s “fearless freedom fighters,” who would otherwise remain on history’s margins.” – Thomas Sugrue, NYTimes
3rd Saturdays is Back this Weekend!
Come out and lend a hand at our monthly volunteer day. We’ll have two shifts, 11am-1pm and 1pm-3pm. Can’t wait to see you there, God-willing!
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We Need Your Help Making This Home Affordable
With a new roof in progress, a new porch, new plumbing and a new bathroom floor, our work is well underway and we’ve started making significant progress on our next home rehab, but we’re still fundraising.
Every dollar you can donate helps make this home even more affordable for the senior couple moving in. Make your zakat-eligible, tax-deductible donation or share the campaign today!
