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Black Fathers Raising Black Roses

America’s Most Challenging Issue

Black Fathers Raising Black Roses

America’s Most Challenging Issue

How a Baha’i Advocate for Justice Showed Us the Path to Race Unity

Radiance Talley

How a Baha’i Advocate for Justice Showed Us the Path to Race Unity

Radiance Talley

The Fate of Baha’u’llah’s Faithful Servant Isfandiyar

The Fate of Baha’u’llah’s Faithful Servant Isfandiyar

Christopher Buck

More on Isfandiyar, the Former Slave Baha’u’llah Set Free

More on Isfandiyar, the Former Slave Baha’u’llah Set Free

Christopher Buck

Seeing Race through Abdu’l-Baha’s Eyes

Seeing Race through Abdu’l-Baha’s Eyes

Jamar M. Wheeler

Celebrating the Birth of Robert Turner, America’s First Black Baha’i

Celebrating the Birth of Robert Turner, America’s First Black Baha’i

David Langness

A New Sociology of Race for America

A New Sociology of Race for America

Janet Ruhe-Schoen

The Mandate of Justice: Woke a Hundred Years Ago

The Mandate of Justice: Woke a Hundred Years Ago

Janet Ruhe-Schoen

Abdu’l-Baha’s Visit to an African American Baha’i in San Francisco

Abdu’l-Baha’s Visit to an African American Baha’i in San Francisco

Christopher Buck and Charleen Maghzi-Ader

Who is Robert Hayden? America’s First Black Poet Laureate

Who is Robert Hayden? America’s First Black Poet Laureate

Shadi Toloui-Wallace

African American Baha’is During Abdu’l-Baha’s Lifetime

African American Baha’is During Abdu’l-Baha’s Lifetime

Christopher Buck , Steven Kolins

Alain Locke: the Pulitzer Prize, Legacy and Privacy

Alain Locke: the Pulitzer Prize, Legacy and Privacy

Christopher Buck

The Joy of Blackness, the Ecstasy of Oneness

The Joy of Blackness, the Ecstasy of Oneness

Masud Olufani

America and Social Salvation

America and Social Salvation

Christopher Buck

How a Baha’i Letter to a Black Man Revealed Dignity and Justice

How a Baha’i Letter to a Black Man Revealed Dignity and Justice

Christopher Buck

What Happened in Miami when the Baha’is Integrated

What Happened in Miami when the Baha’is Integrated

Christopher Buck

The Early—and Integrated—Baha’i Community in Miami

The Early—and Integrated—Baha’i Community in Miami

Christopher Buck

How Miami’s Renowned Black Entrepreneur Became a Baha’i

How Miami’s Renowned Black Entrepreneur Became a Baha’i

Christopher Buck

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Progress is of two kinds, material and spiritual.

Progress is of two kinds, material and spiritual. The former is attained through observation of the surrounding existence and constitutes the foundation of civilization. Spiritual progress is through the breaths of the Holy Spirit and is the awakening of the conscious soul of man to perceive the reality of divinity. Material progress insures the happiness of the human world. Spiritual progress insures the happiness and eternal continuance of the soul. - #AbdulBaha #Bahai #Spirituality #Soul
(Foundations of World Unity)

How would you like to live in a lasting state of j

How would you like to live in a lasting state of joy, rather than just experiencing passing moments of transitory happiness? Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #Bahai #Happiness #Spirituality

Is it, then, possible to be saved from the trials

Is it, then, possible to be saved from the trials of God? No, verily. There is a great wisdom therein of which no one is aware save the wise and knowing. Were it not for tests, genuine gold could not be distinguished from the counterfeit. Were it not for tests, the courageous could not be known from the cowardly. Were it not for tests, the people of faithfulness could not be known from those of selfishness. Were it not for tests, the intellects and faculties of the scholars in the great colleges would not be developed. Were it not for tests, the sparkling gems could not be known from worthless pebbles. – #AbdulBaha #Bahai #Spirituality #Tests
(Abdu'l-Bahá, Star of the West, vol. 8, no. 19, pp. 238-39)

Sometimes we worry over excelling in school, being

Sometimes we worry over excelling in school, being evaluated at work, being good parents, and making friends. How do we conquer that anxiety? Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #Bahai #Spirituality #Anxiety #MentalHealthMonth

Discover what the Bahá'í writings say about the

Discover what the Bahá'í writings say about the soul, mental health, and finding hope in the midst of struggle. Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #Bahai #MentalHealthMonth #Spirituality #MentalHealth

If the mother is educated then her children will b

If the mother is educated then her children will be well taught. When the mother is wise, then will the children be led into the path of wisdom. If the mother be religious she will show her children how they should love God. If the mother is moral she guides her little ones into the ways of uprightness. It is clear therefore that the future generation depends on the mothers of today. Is not this a vital responsibility for the woman? Does she not require every possible advantage to equip her for such a task? – #AbdulBaha #Bahai #MothersDay #Mothers #Spirituality
(Abdu’l-Baha, Paris Talks, p. 161)

Now, with two grown children, how can I tell if I

Now, with two grown children, how can I tell if I was successful as a mother? Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #Bahai #MothersDay #Mother #Spirituality

To be silent concerning the faults of others, to p

To be silent concerning the faults of others, to pray for them, and to help them, through kindness, to correct their faults. To look always at the good and not at the bad. If a man has ten good qualities and one bad one, to look at the ten and forget the one; and if a man has ten bad qualities and one good one, to look at the one and forget the ten. Never to allow ourselves to speak one unkind word about another, even though that other be our enemy. – #AbdulBaha #Unity #Friendship #Spirituality #Bahai
(quoted in Dr. J.E. Esslemont’s Baha’u’llah and the New Era, p. 82)

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