Race - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/race/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Fri, 18 Jul 2025 08:34:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Can I Overcome My Racist Programming? https://bahaiteachings.org/overcome-racist-programming/ https://bahaiteachings.org/overcome-racist-programming/#comments Sat, 19 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=66450 I am a white American woman who has, for most of my life, been oblivious to my white privilege — those benefits that accrue to me simply because of my...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/overcome-racist-programming/feed/ 1 Does Time Really Heal All Wounds? https://bahaiteachings.org/does-time-really-heal-all-wounds/ https://bahaiteachings.org/does-time-really-heal-all-wounds/#comments Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=87111 Most of us have heard the expression that “time heals all wounds,” but is that true? Does the mere passage of time dull the severity of pain and resolve the...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/does-time-really-heal-all-wounds/feed/ 1 A Love Letter to the Pupil of the Eye https://bahaiteachings.org/love-letter-pupil-eye/ https://bahaiteachings.org/love-letter-pupil-eye/#comments Sat, 15 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=40917 A Love Letter to the Pupil of the EyeFriends, We come from far and wide, and now we are here. Our history is rich and full, with stories of discernment and resilience, beauty and brilliance, softness and strength....

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/love-letter-pupil-eye/feed/ 11 Remembering John Lewis: A Life of Courage and Service https://bahaiteachings.org/45-minutes-with-john-lewis/ https://bahaiteachings.org/45-minutes-with-john-lewis/#comments Thu, 13 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=52394 John LewisIn the summer of 2017, I helped develop a project in Atlanta, Georgia, focused on a proposed memorial for the enslaved Africans once sold there – and it led me...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/45-minutes-with-john-lewis/feed/ 11 Hazel Scott: A Famous Black Pianist, Singer, and Baha’i https://bahaiteachings.org/hazel-scott-famous-black-pianist-singer-bahai/ https://bahaiteachings.org/hazel-scott-famous-black-pianist-singer-bahai/#comments Sun, 02 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=75893 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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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/hazel-scott-famous-black-pianist-singer-bahai/feed/ 6 Dr. King’s Insights on Psychological Wounds and Freedom https://bahaiteachings.org/dr-kings-insights-psychological-wounds-freedom/ https://bahaiteachings.org/dr-kings-insights-psychological-wounds-freedom/#comments Mon, 20 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=86731 In a Baha’i prayer, we ask God to fill up our “cup of detachment” and break us off from “the shackles of this nether world.” Shackles, chains that prevent us...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/dr-kings-insights-psychological-wounds-freedom/feed/ 1 How to Promote Unity and Harmony in Society https://bahaiteachings.org/how-promote-unity-harmony-society/ https://bahaiteachings.org/how-promote-unity-harmony-society/#respond Fri, 10 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=86649 In part one, Michael Orona and I explored untold stories of solidarity between Indigenous Yaqui miners and African Americans. In part two, we delved into the power of spiritual courage...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/how-promote-unity-harmony-society/feed/ 0 Lessons on Spiritual Courage: Reclaiming Native Narratives https://bahaiteachings.org/lessons-spiritual-courage-reclaiming-native-narratives/ https://bahaiteachings.org/lessons-spiritual-courage-reclaiming-native-narratives/#comments Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=86572 In “The Brave Ones,” Michael Orona’s compelling narrative transcends beyond physical courage and delves into spiritual courage and resilience, highlighting the power of remaining steadfast in the face of oppression....

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/lessons-spiritual-courage-reclaiming-native-narratives/feed/ 1 ‘The Brave Ones’: Exploring Untold Stories of Solidarity https://bahaiteachings.org/brave-ones-exploring-untold-stories-solidarity/ https://bahaiteachings.org/brave-ones-exploring-untold-stories-solidarity/#comments Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=86562 Set in the 1940s American Southwest, Michael Orona’s novel “The Brave Ones” shines a light on an important but lesser-known chapter of American history. Through the shared struggles of Indigenous...

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