Racism

Tackling racism one day at a time

shane — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:47:41 -0500

When it comes to race, Bahá'ís have their work cut out for them -- working to eliminate what is described by the National Spiritual Assembly in its 1991 statement on the topic as “the most challenging issue confronting America.”

Audio Feature: The myth of race and prejudice

glen — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:14:03 -0600

Baha'i scientist Craig Loehle explains the reasons and classifications of race and prejudice and provides a practical and scientific grounding for the Baha'i perspective on the diversity in the human family. An excellent melding of scientific and spiritual perspectives on this matter (12 minutes). Download

Louis Gregory: a dedicated promoter of racial harmony

shane — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:28:10 -0600

Louis Gregory reached more people than any other advocate of racial harmony in the first half of the 20th century, says Gayle Morrison, a Baha'i who has researched the life and contributions of Mr. Gregory, an early U.S. Baha'i.

Realizing Dr. King’s dream, Baha'i style

shane — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:28:45 -0600

If you’re a member of a minority, and you’re not involved in decision-making at an administrative level, then society is still far from realizing the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., says Phillipe Copeland, a Baha'i in Boston who examines social issues from an African-American perspective on his blog, Baha'i Thought.

Looking in spiritual mirror, she finds true identity

shane — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:13:13 -0500

If you don't figure out your own identity, "society will happily tell you," says Marianne Smith Geula, a Chicago Baha'i. What society told her in the 1970s was that she was a young, black woman. Or a young, biracial woman, if the person doing the telling was more perceptive.

Race Unity Day: Sunday, June 10

shane — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:27:14 -0500

Baha'u'llah, Founder of the Baha'i Faith, implored people to "Close your eyes to racial differences and welcome all with the light of oneness."

For Tuskegee Airman, the Baha'i Faith healed the wounds of racism

shane — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:10:53 -0500

Myron Wilson joined the Air Force to fight the Good War. He joined the Baha'i Faith to fight, and heal from, the racism he experienced as a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first group of African-American fighter pilots in the United States and the only group of African-American fighter pilots in World War II.

Honored Tuskegee Airmen include two Baha’is

shane — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:33:40 -0500

Dr. Dempsey Morgan, 87, a Baha'i in Bristol, Va., was among the 300 Tuskegee Airmen who were present Thursday, March, 29, to receive a replica of the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor from President George Bush at the Capitol Rotunda. (See related article from USA TODAY).

Baha'i paved the way for Brown v. Board of Education

shane — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:48:29 -0600

Before there was Brown v. Board of Education, there was Sweatt v. Painter, a U.S. Supreme Court case that successfully contested the "separate but equal" notion of racial segregation.

Keeping the faith in King’s dream for America

shane — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:05:20 -0600

‘I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.'
-- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr