In African American Legacies: Remembering Resilient Communities, Robert O'Meally shares how strong community networks shaped resilience, belonging, and opportunity. Read more stories at tinyurl.com/bahai-legacy

In Education as the Great Equalizer (2024), Dr. Jennifer King Rice explores how access to education can open doors to opportunity while advancing equity and justice. Watch the past event: tinyurl.com/bahai-education

"Justice cannot exist without care." Dr. Hoda Mahmoudi explores the ethics of care through the experiences of Iranian women and what their resilience teaches us about human dignity. Read more: bahaichair.umd.edu/blog

In African American Legacies: Remembering Resilient Communities, Brenda Bass reflects on the childhood moments that took on new meaning through the lens of history, revealing how segregation shaped everyday life. Read more stories at tinyurl.com/bahai-legacy

Professor Yohuru Williams invites us to examine the historical roots of racial inequality and consider how understanding the past can help shape a more equitable future. Watch the past event: tinyurl.com/bahai-yohuru #BahaiChair #YohuruWilliams #RacialJustice

In African American Legacies: Remembering Resilient Communities, Wilbur Wright reflects on family, legacy, and the journeys that shaped his community. Read more stories at tinyurl.com/bahai-legacy

What if the greatest challenge isn't that inequality is increasing, but that it has become normalized? Professor Ingrid Robeyns examines why confronting inequality is essential to creating a more just world. Watch the past event: tinyurl.com/bahai-ingrid #BahaiChair #UniversityOfMaryland

The line between online and offline conflict is increasingly difficult to draw. In “Understanding Digital Conflict Drivers,” Professors Larrauri and Morrison explore why digital peacebuilding is essential to building a more peaceful world. bahaichair.umd.edu/blog #BahaiChair

In African American Legacies: Remembering Resilient Communities, Judy Belk reflects on how segregation shaped Black neighborhoods and the lives, connections, and experiences within them. Read more stories at tinyurl.com/bahai-legacy

In Experiencing Men’s World (2022), Professor Manon Garcia explores how moving beyond patriarchy requires rethinking the values we prioritize, from self-interest to care and connection. Watch: tinyurl.com/bahai-mensworld

Human rights begin with more than laws—they begin with character. Michael Penn explores how virtue ethics can help shape a more just and compassionate world. Read more: bahaichair.umd.edu/blog #BahaiChairForWorldPeace #HumanRights #Peacebuilding #VirtueEthics #WorldPeace

In African American Legacies: Remembering Resilient Communities, Paul Hudson reflects on place, perspective, and the experiences that shape who we become. Read more stories at tinyurl.com/bahai-legacy

Professor Kate Pickett explores the connection between inequality, justice, and peace, inviting us to consider why creating a safer future depends on addressing the barriers that divide us. Watch the past event: tinyurl.com/bahai-pickett

A century of Black women organizing for peace, justice, and equality. Explore Brandy Thomas Wells' compelling chapter on the leaders whose contributions deserve greater recognition. Read more at bahaichair.umd.edu/blog

New on the blog: Care in a Digital World with Kate Seaman explores empathy, care, and human rights in an increasingly digital society. Read Now: bahaichair.umd.edu/blog

In African American Legacies: Remembering Resilient Communities, Vanita Nicholas reflects on the role of church, friendship, and the many places where belonging took shape. Read more stories at tinyurl.com/bahai-legacy

In African American Legacies: Remembering Resilient Communities, Kimberly Freeman reflects on the power of shared care and the community networks that help raise and support generations. Read more stories at tinyurl.com/bahai-legacy

Robert Woodson believed lasting change begins by addressing the deeper moral and spiritual challenges that shape our communities. Read More: tinyurl.com/bahai-people

Professor Prudence Carter reminds us that education is a collective good—and that empathy is essential to achieving equity. Watch the past event: tinyurl.com/bahai-carter

"Resilience, ingenuity, and perseverance." #RobertWoodson dedicated his life to telling stories that challenged narratives and celebrated the strength already present within Black communities. His legacy lives on. Read more: tinyurl.com/bahai-strength

How does the past continue to shape the present? Our latest blog post examines Hoda Mahmoudi’s chapter The Past in the Present from Systemic Racism in America, a volume edited by Rashawn Ray and Hoda Mahmoudi. Read: bahaichair.umd.edu/blog

In African American Legacies: Remembering Resilient Communities, Channing Johnson reflects on fatherhood, family, and the evolving bonds between generations. Read more stories at tinyurl.com/bahai-legacy

Professor Marie Berry challenged us to ask bigger questions about equality, justice, and what it would take to build a world free from harm. Watch the full lecture: tinyurl.com/bahai-rights

Professor Marie Berry challenged us to ask bigger questions about equality, justice, and what it would take to build a world free from harm. Revisit highlights from Fighting for Rights (2019). Watch the full lecture: tinyurl.com/bahai-rights

Robert Woodson believed in the power of individuals and communities to shape their own futures. His life and work continue to remind us that people rise when they are shown what is possible. Read more: tinyurl.com/bahai-possible

In African American Legacies: Remembering Resilient Communities, Wendy Wilson-Fall reflects on community, belonging, and the world she knew growing up. Read more stories at tinyurl.com/bahai-legacy

How can efforts to reduce youth violence be more effective? Dr. Valerie Maholmes and Dr. Lauren Abramson explore why interventions must be grounded in local culture, policy environments, and the unique conditions of each community. Watch now: tinyurl.com/bahai-2017

A recent forum co-hosted by the Bahá’í Chair for World Peace at the University of Maryland gathered voices from Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cambodia, and Kenya to reflect on how unity in diversity can foster more peaceful and just societies worldwide. Read more: tinyurl.com/bahai-bwns

Honoring the life and legacy of Robert Woodson (1937–2026) — a principled voice whose enduring belief in America’s capacity for self-correction, redemption, and progress inspired generations. Learn more about his life and work at woodsoncenter.org

In African American Legacies: Remembering Resilient Communities, Sule Greg Wilson reflects on family, memory, and generational connection. Read more stories at tinyurl.com/bahai-legacy