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Nashville via Iran, Palestine and Black Wall Street

Nashville via Iran, Palestine and Black Wall Street
Maya Mansour

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Maya Mansour

Maya Mansour was born to African-American and Iranian-Palestinian parents, and grew up in the Baha'i community. She received her BA from Evergreen State College, where she studied the intersection of the art world and the prison system.
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There is something exceptional about black people
Racial Identity

There is something exceptional about black people

Maya Mansour: The Baha'i writings compare black people to the “pupil of the eye”.
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