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Crossing the Line
The time was 1960, and the place was Greenville, South Carolina. Ricky’s friends and family initially opposed his dangerous new association with racially integrated groups of Bahá'ís.
Image source: Bahá'í Publishing Trust.
Illumined By Oneness
“llumined by Oneness grows out of a multi-year, multifaith dialogue on how religion and faith communities can contribute to overcoming racism.”
Image source: Bahá'í Publishing Trust.
June Activities 2026
You’re invited to activities for all ages! This month there will be a Juneteenth celebration at the Portland Bahá’í Center. Children’s classes at the Beaverton and Portland Centers welcome all!
February Activities 2025
New weekly children’s classes begin at the Portland Center, and continue at the Beaverton Center! The service and celebration Days of Ayyám-i-Há begin February 24th! Everyone is warmly invited to participate!
Partners in Racial Justice Receives National Recognition from President Joe Biden
PRJ’s ‘Diverse Communities’ is an arts and interactive conversation based initiative, bringing together, in safe spaces, participants from a wide array of backgrounds, who desire to see themselves as cycle-breaking agents of change, standing in love against the rapidly expanding division of America.
Image courtesy of Partners in Racial Justice.
June Activities 2024
Virtual Holy Day gathering May 28, Race Amity Day activities and #OurStoryIsOne tour event later in the month.
Eliminating Racism Resources 2024
The Vision of Race Unity, America’s Most Challenging Issue - a statement by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. Please see the post for this and other resources.
Power of the spirit: Black History Month event at Temple stirs hundreds
An exciting, collaborative event just took place at the Baha’i Temple in Wilmette, Illinois, and we can watch the video! Image courtesy of the Baha’is of the United States.
Roots of the Race Amity Movement in America
Race Amity is a movement that began in the early years of settlers arriving in the United States.
The Bahá’í Response to Racial Injustice and Pursuit of Racial Unity
A review of the Pursuit of Racial Unity by the American Bahá’í community, 1912-2021. Image courtesy of bahaiworld.bahai.org.