We are one

Bahá’ís use specialized words and abbreviations, like other groups, to describe their activities and organization. Here is a brief directory to help you navigate some of these terms. These definitions are not all-encompassing. As our experience grows in applying Baha’u’llah’s Teachings to the life of society, so will our understanding of fundamental concepts. A B M : Auxiliary […]

What if the divisions we see today in America can be understood as the product of stories—deeply ingrained narratives we have collectively accepted that shape how we understand ourselves and each other? What if changing those narratives could reshape the future of our country? Narratives tell us what’s happening in our world, what’s at stake, […]

Before 1909, Arizona schools were not required by law to be segregated. Following the rise of Jim Crow laws across the country, the Arizona legislature—the territory not yet a state —passed a bill that mandated the segregation of white, Black and Mexican students in schools. Despite local pushback, including a veto from the then territory […]