Faith Holmes was born in La Joya, California, in 1972, and grew up in Encinitas and Jupiter, Florida. Her mother became a Baha'i when Faith was three years old. Faith's coffee shop in Washington, DC, called Love 'n Faith Community Cafe, was a venue for community activities and race unity discussions and was known also for selling nitrogen ice cream.
1.Learning about how it feels
My mother took me to a black Baptist church and told me to go to Sunday school.
2.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?
3.Love and Faith Community Cafe
A white woman complained to me about the African-American kids we’d invited to have free ice cream.
4.Sincere friendships and boots on the ground
We must have sincere friendships if we want to include everyone in our community.
5.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.