Interracial RelationshipsGiving God a deadlineI met Suhail and it was mutual disinterest at first sight. But when he hugged me I thought, “I could get used to this.”
Baha'i CommunityA choice for the agesMy grandparents could have passed for white – but they were proud of being African-Americans and were active in Civil Rights.
Baha'i CommunitySouth and NorthEven though I avoided lunch with some white Baha’is, my family was my Baha'i community.
Interracial RelationshipsUnready to say yes – unwilling to say noJack Guillebeaux: There was something special about her and I told one of my friends that I'm going to marry that one.
Interracial RelationshipsLife as an interracial couple in 1960s North CarolinaJack Guillebeaux: The worst thing that could happen is for Fafar or I to show fear.
Interracial RelationshipsDreaming of the futureFarzaneh Guillebeaux: The news of our marriage was like a bomb in Tehran because it was just so rare.
Interracial RelationshipsLooking for a legal way to marryFarzaneh Guillebeaux: Many of the townspeople showed up at our wedding reception to see if it was really going to happen
Interracial RelationshipsChanging hearts through grocery shoppingFarzaneh Guillebeaux: We were looking for somewhere to live and I told landlords, I’m white, my husband is African-American, is that a problem? They would bang down the phone.
Interracial RelationshipsThe rewards of an inter-racial marriageIt may have been easier to marry someone of our own ethnicity. But this is one of the best ways to break down barriers.
Racial IdentityNo easy boxes to checkIf you lined my family up we’d look like a little United Nations.
Racial IdentityIdentifying with the black and immigrant experiences in AmericaMaya Mansour: People get thrown when I say I am Persian because they don’t expect Persian people to be black.
