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How the Founder of America’s Most Important Black Newspaper Became a Baha’i

Christopher Buck — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000

In the October 12, 1952 issue of Ebony magazine, a feature article appeared titled, “Baha’i Faith, Only Church in World That Does Not Discriminate.” At that time, Ebony magazine enjoyed...

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Meet Miami’s First Black Millionaire, Who Worked to Worship

Christopher Buck — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Meet Miami’s first Black millionaire — Dana Albert Dorsey, a real estate magnate, philanthropist, Miami’s most famous early Black resident, and a Baha’i. Dorsey, a sharecropper’s son, was born in...

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Dizzy Gillespie, Music, and the Baha’i Faith

Jennifer Campbell — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000

…music, sung or played, is spiritual food for soul and heart. The musician’s art is among those arts worthy of the highest praise, and it moveth the hearts of all…...

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Sadie Oglesby’s Message About Standing Up for Racial Justice

Radiance Talley — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000

What does standing up for racial justice look like? What behaviors does it require? What actions does it necessitate? RELATED: How to Be a Better Ally for Racial Justice Learn...

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Hazel Scott: A Famous Black Pianist, Singer, and Baha’i

Radiance Talley — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Often, when women of color are vocal about discrimination, they become the targets of hostile sexism and are tone policed or silenced. And, if you were a Black woman during...

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Voice of Resilience: The Poetic Journey of Radiance Talley

Shadi Toloui-Wallace — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Ever since she was young, Radiance Talley has turned to poetry to give voice to her thoughts and how she made sense of the world around her. RELATED: Reflections on the...

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How Artist Oletha DeVane Honors Our African Ancestors

Radiance Talley — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +0000

“My life’s goal as an artist is to unlock the secrets to the oldest stories and create new ones,” wrote Oletha DeVane, a Baha’i multidisciplinary artist. RELATED: How One Playwright...

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Coralie Franklin Cook: A Famous Suffragist, Speaker, and Baha’i

Radiance Talley — Sat, 02 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +0000

An African American woman, who was born into enslavement, later became a famous public speaker, inspiring suffragist, and devoted Baha’i. Learn about the life of Coralie Franklin Cook. Coralie Cook’s...

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Pocahontas Pope: The First Black Baha’i in Washington, D.C.

Christopher Buck — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 16:00:23 +0000

We all have physical ancestors—but do you think we have spiritual ancestors? Meet Pocahontas Pope, the first African American Baha’i of Washington, D.C., and a woman I think of as...

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W.E.B. and Nina Du Bois: Lovers of the Baha’i Principles

Radiance Talley — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Born on February 23, 1868, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Dr. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was a famous writer and civil rights activist. He made history as the co-founder of...

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