Racial Unity Culture shock – in America My mother-in-law held up her arms and said 'my daughter' and I just broke down in tears.
Racial Unity Teaching a mixed-race child how to be black God loves laughter – and I had to laugh because my first two children were easy compared to this one.
Interracial Relationships Unready to say yes – unwilling to say no Jack Guillebeaux: There was something special about her and I told one of my friends that I'm going to marry that one.
Interracial Relationships Life as an interracial couple in 1960s North Carolina Jack Guillebeaux: The worst thing that could happen is for Fafar or I to show fear.
Interracial Relationships Looking for a legal way to marry Farzaneh Guillebeaux: Many of the townspeople showed up at our wedding reception to see if it was really going to happen
Bahai Community The challenge of learning unity in diversity Farzaneh Guillebeaux: Learning about unity in diversity is a challenge, not just for America, but for the Baha’i community as well.
Racism in America The n-word and other lessons in prejudice I remember being baffled by it and my parents telling me that's just the way of the world.
Bahai Community Choosing the Baha’i Faith over anger There was something in me that pushed me to search out answers for myself.
Arts and Social Change Jazz and the oneness of humanity When you become a Baha'i you haven't suddenly arrived at some mystical destination where you don't have to work on these issues.
Racial Unity Love is an action verb Far too often we have squandered so much human capital and potential because of racism.
Bahai Community Notes on meeting the Baha’i community We have to be conscious of the message we send through what we say and what we do.
Racial Unity A mother’s eyes on the prize My first black teacher was in second-grade – and both my grandmothers tried to get me transferred out of that class. My mother told them to go to hell.
Bahai Community Leaving the comfort zone The size of the American Baha'i community grew faster than anybody could predict.
Bahai Community Living through the century of light The 1960s and 1970s were the richest period that the Baha'i world community has ever experienced.
Racism in America Death threats and cross-burnings African-American visitors would have to go through this gauntlet of angry white people all the way to our house.
Racism in America Please don’t leave a tip We walked through the all-white restaurant as an integrated group. Silence fell, and I thought, what have I done?
Racism in America Dreams of the future, flashes of the past My great-grandfather was born into slavery – and the slave owner was his father.
Bahai Community Losing then finding his religion I noticed within the Baha'i community there were African-Americans, whites, Filipinos and others all working together.
Racism in America Experiencing racism for the first time Some white students told my white roommate to never be seen around African-Americans – or they’d harm him.
Interracial Relationships The rewards of an inter-racial marriage It may have been easier to marry someone of our own ethnicity. But this is one of the best ways to break down barriers.
Bahai Community Offering an African-American spirit to the Baha'i faith We would sing for hours and then deepen ourselves on our responsibilities as Baha’is.
Bahai Religion By any means necessary Barbara Talley: I always had this question: why are there so many religions?
Bahai Religion Girl, you ain’t no Baha’i Barbara Talley: I had read others saying that black people are cursed, and here was a religion calling us noble.
Bahai Community Love isn’t something to be scheduled Barbara Talley: I dealt with lots of racism – but I met these Baha’is that didn’t treat me like a color.
Racial Unity Race unity from Texas to Tennessee Barbara Talley: There was a perception that if you talk about race, it creates the issue. We’re just sharing our stories.
