{"id":4805,"date":"2022-04-03T15:48:14","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T19:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/?p=4805"},"modified":"2022-11-16T14:44:19","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T19:44:19","slug":"desmond-and-the-very-mean-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/?p=4805","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Desmond and the Very Mean Word,&#8221; by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Douglas Carlton Abrams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The April 3 message at Durham Friends Meeting was a reading of this book by Cindy Wood.  The book is one of those distributed by the Meeting to teachers in this area as part of the Meeting&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/?p=4808\">Social Justice Enrichment Project<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-03-at-4.41.27-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4806\" width=\"593\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-03-at-4.41.27-PM.png 362w, https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-03-at-4.41.27-PM-262x300.png 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><figcaption><em>Desmond and the Very Mean Word<\/em>, by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Douglas Carlton Abrams, illustrated by A. G. 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