Bahai Religion History The sad story of Alonzo Twine South Carolina’s hospital for the insane was the kind of place where, if you weren’t insane already, it would do you in.
Racism in America The hard face of Jim Crow Segregation removed African-Americans from political power and kept them at the bottom of society.
Bahai Community Abdu’l-Baha and Louis Gregory Louis Gregory, an African-American lawyer, tried to slip out the back door as a gathering of white guests arrived to see Abdu’l-Baha.
Racism in America Losing a friend because of race Segregation was evident across the South but it was a taboo subject.
Racial Discrimination Buses, trains and unconscious biases I sat by the African-American all the rest of the way to Washington D.C. because I didn't want to be put off the bus.
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 Staring racism in the face This tall, raw-boned mountaineer came in, sat on my couch, and just looked at me with his hand in his pocket.
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.
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.
Racism in America "I don't have a racist bone in my body" If you don’t smoke but you go where everybody is smoking, that stench will be in your hair and your clothes and on your skin.
Slavery in America From Harriet Tubman to the fields Barbara Talley: I experienced a lot of what slavery could have been like in my own childhood.
Bahai Religion By any means necessary Barbara Talley: I always had this question: why are there so many religions?
Racism in America A few white men on the other side Barbara Talley: The second time I ran into the Ku Klux Klan was at a wedding outside a firehouse.
Bahai Community Building Spiritual reparations Barbara Talley: The Bible said the last shall be the first, and the meek shall inherit the Earth. This is it.
Bahai Religion Some people pretend to be asleep Barbara Talley: Maybe we weren’t brought here. Maybe we were sent here.
Racial Unity Love and hate: a poem Barbara Talley: On my way to heaven we stopped, and took a detour through hell.
Racism in America Teaming up with Santana, Ricky Martin, Common, Sarah McLachlan and B.B. King A lot of people in Los Angeles said – do we really still have racism in America?
Bahai Community Building Love and Faith Community Cafe A white woman complained to me about the African-American kids we’d invited to have free ice cream.
Racism in America Fighting oppression with love The president of AT&T’s best friend was an African-American doctor – his heart broke when he heard how he was treated.
Racism in America Growing up during white flight Anthony Vance: Suddenly the managers of our housing project didn't care about it anymore.
Bahai Community Finding a new religion through white Baha’is Anthony Vance: My father was impressed by how he was treated by white Baha’is.
Slavery in America Sacrificing differences to commit to unity Anthony Vance: The legacy of slavery in the US had a parallel with imperialism in Africa.
Bahai Community Embracing diversity to overcome residential segregation Anthony Vance: 7 out of 10 white Americans have no close black friends, and 4 out of 10 African-Americans have no close white friends.
Racism in America A punch to the soul Michael Penn: A group of locals surrounded me, seven young white boys, and everything went blank.
