Racial Equality

Born of the need to address the plight of men of African descent in the United States, and the unique afflictions imposed upon them, the Black Men's Gathering was founded in 1987 as an individual initiative. From its humble origins in a Greensboro hotel room where the original twelve participants met, the Gathering would grow and evolve over the course of a quarter-century to embrace hundreds in an atmosphere of love, fellowship, and devotion to the Cause of God. Anchor of Faith gives us a glimpse of the vibrant spirit of the Gathering; details its history, evolution, and influence; and brings to light the countless avenues of service pursued by its participants both at home and across the globe.

Winner of a DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award, honoring excellence in religious communications and public relations.

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Hazel Scott was a champion for civil and women’s rights. Born in Trinidad in 1920, she moved with her family to the United States in 1924. She was a musical wonder— studying and performing on the piano from the time she was a child. She became an accomplished singer as well, and appeared in Broadway musicals, films, and recorded her own albums. She also made headlines by standing up for the rights of women and African Americans, and she refused to play for segregated audiences. When Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led the March on Washington, Hazel led a march in Paris, where she was living, in front of the American Embassy. She learned about the Bahá’í Faith from Dizzy Gillespie and became a Bahá’í on December 1, 1968. She passed away in 1981.

We invite you to learn more about this “Change Maker” and the enduring impact she had on race relations through her performing arts.

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A compilation of stories by American Indians who are members of the Bahá’í Faith, written in their own words. Being free to write and share in their own words and formats, seven American Indian Bahá’ís tell the story of their backgrounds, how they became Bahá’ís, their life adventures, and how this Faith works for them. These stories are meant to show the unique personal stories of Bahá’ís coming from American Indian backgrounds, including the many challenges and joys they’ve faced when accepting and integrating a new religion into their traditional cultural and spiritual beliefs and practices.

The emergence of a cohesive interracial fellowship in Jim Crow-era South Carolina was unlikely and dangerous. However, members of the Bahá’í Faith rejected segregation, broke away from religious orthodoxy, and defied the odds, eventually becoming the state’s largest religious minority. No Jim Crow Church traces the history of South Carolina’s Bahá’í community from its early origins through the civil rights era.

This book serves as an excellent reference guide or research tool for anyone looking to deepen on the history of American Indians role and involvement in the Bahá’í Faith and community.

This book is the story of Harlem Prep: Transforming Dropouts into Scholars.

From its founding in 1967, the Harlem Preparatory School attracted the attention of educators in New York City and elsewhere for its innovative educational philosophy and process. Harlem Prep was guided by progressive education principles that promoted individual responsibility and dignity, and community engagement. This book recounts the story of Harlem Prep as an independent charter school as told by its former assistant headmaster.