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Louis Gregory: a dedicated promoter of racial harmony
Louis Gregory reached more people than any other advocate of racial harmony in the first half of the 20th century, says Gayle Morrison, a Baha'i who has researched the life and contributions of Mr. Gregory, an early U.S. Baha'i
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'H. Elsie Austin: a woman of many 'firsts'
Helen Elsie Austin, a Baha'i who devoted her life to justice and truth, was a woman of many "firsts." She was one of the first African-American women lawyers in the United States, the first African-American woman to receive a law degree from the University of Cincinnati and the first African-American woman to serve as an assistant to a state attorney general.
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'Days outside of time' festival reveres eternal essence of God
From sunset Feb. 25 to sunset March 1, Baha'is will be exchanging gifts, getting together with friends and family, and engaging in acts of charity - activities that characterize the festival of Ayyam-i-Ha.
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Annual Baha'i Fast cleanses, challenges mind and body
From March 2-20, Baha'is worldwide will rise before dawn to eat breakfast, pray and then abstain from eating or drinking until sunset in observation of the annual 19-day Fast.
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A young Baha'i welcomes the 'spiritual swell' of her second Fast
Last year, as a new Baha'i, I participated in my first Fast. I was a strange combination of nervous, excited, scared and exhilarated. In the midst of my hunger, I managed to keep up a public blog, attend a retreat at Green Acre Baha'i School, visit the Baha'i House of Worship near Chicago and, in the end, discover the real point of it all.
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