Baha'i Community BuildingTeaching math and spiritual empowermentI met a student and his mom at their home, and as soon as I walked in I knew they couldn’t afford $25 an hour for tutorials.
Arts and Social ChangeJazz and the oneness of humanityWhen you become a Baha'i you haven't suddenly arrived at some mystical destination where you don't have to work on these issues.
Baha'i CommunityFinding the Baha’is through 1970s soft rockTavoria Kellam: A man I didn’t know walked up to me and said, I bet you’re thinking about the Baha’i faith. And I was.
Arts and Social ChangeThe Black Church: a spiritual and musical legacyVan Gilmer: The minister talked about us being one family, and about loving one another. And that stayed with me.
Arts and Social ChangeIntroducing gospel music to the Baha'i communityVan Gilmer: Singing the gospel music brought to many of us, who are African-Americans, the reality of the Baha’i Faith. We knew it included everybody.
Racism in AmericaUrban redevelopment and raceMy field, urban planning, has destroyed many African-American communities. I saw it as my charge to address that.
