Racial Identity Nashville via Iran, Palestine and Black Wall Street Maya Mansour: They built a highway straight through my mom’s thriving black neighbourhood in the Midwest.
Racial Identity There is something exceptional about black people Maya Mansour: The Baha'i writings compare black people to the “pupil of the eye”.
Racial Identity Identifying with the black and immigrant experiences in America Maya Mansour: People get thrown when I say I am Persian because they don’t expect Persian people to be black.
Racial Discrimination Learning from incarcerated African-Americans Maya Mansour: There's not a lot to do in prison. You're left with a lot of time for reflection.
Bahai Community African-Americans and Iranian Baha'is are both treated unjustly Maya Mansour: Tahirih was the first woman to be incarcerated in Persia.
