'Us' and 'Them.' There is a global resurgence of an old 'monster': Prejudice. This Hans Holbein woodcut from the 1500s reflects a time when plague threatened survival—yet today, racism and prejudice remain even more devastating to humanity and our shared future. Dear Friends, I’ve written a lot about Unity in Diversity, and how, as a Baha’i, my faith shapes my belief that humanity is ONE. When I visit schools to share my picture book, The Nightingale’s Song, I always tell the

THE BOOK OF NEGROES was as brilliant as I thought it would be. It follows Aminata Diallo, a young African girl in the mid-1700’s, in her...