{"id":1488,"date":"2021-05-27T19:11:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T19:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=1488"},"modified":"2021-05-27T19:12:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T19:12:26","slug":"toledos-race-amity-day-promotes-the-cause-of-harmony-and-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/27\/toledos-race-amity-day-promotes-the-cause-of-harmony-and-unity\/","title":{"rendered":"Toledo\u2019s Race Amity Day Promotes the Cause of Harmony and Unity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1488 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/27\/toledos-race-amity-day-promotes-the-cause-of-harmony-and-unity\/dsc_0014\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"261\" height=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC_0014.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/27\/toledos-race-amity-day-promotes-the-cause-of-harmony-and-unity\/dsc_0036\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"261\" height=\"147\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC_0036.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/27\/toledos-race-amity-day-promotes-the-cause-of-harmony-and-unity\/june-boyd-ron-wells-paul-hubbard\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"261\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/June-Boyd-Ron-Wells-Paul-Hubbard.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Special to The Truth<\/p>\n<p>Race Amity Day was held last week, Friday, May 21, at Wildwood Metropark and about 45 people gathered there along with dozens more virtually to celebrate an attempt to foster racial harmony and to commemorate the 100 anniversary of the nation\u2019s first Race Amity Day.<\/p>\n<p>The event was organized by Behrooz Modarai of the local Baha\u2019I Faith community who observed that his faith holds two core beliefs \u2013 that there is one human race and that men and women are equal.<\/p>\n<p>Last week\u2019s local event was attended by Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz, who spoke of the extraordinary blend of races and culture in America and how badly the country has handled it thus far, as good an idea as it may be. It is worth the struggle he noted.<\/p>\n<p>Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur spoke about the need for Congress to move ahead and pass the George Floyd Bill, which will address certain concerns about police conduct, and the Voting Rights Bill, which will address the current movements in numerous states to curtail the ability of citizens to vote.<\/p>\n<p>Also in attendance was former Mayor Carty Finkbeiner; Ron Wells from Lucas County, who brought a proclamation, City Council members Cerssandra McPherson and Katie Moline who brought greetings from Council.<\/p>\n<p>June Boyd served as the mistress of ceremonies and Alexis Collins, from the YWCA, spoke on why the YWCA has devoted a website to racial justice.<\/p>\n<p>The first Race Amity Day was also organized by members of the American Baha\u2019I Faith on May 19-21, 1921. The events, \u201cConvention for Amity Between the Colored and White Races Based on Heavenly Teachings,\u201d was held at the Congregational Church in Washington, D.C. The meeting was the first such gathering since mob violence has torn apart the nation\u2019s capital two years before.<\/p>\n<p>The Baha\u2019I period of race amity lasted until 1936 and was followed by a series of Baha\u2019I race relations initiatives: sponsorship of Race Unity Day that has lasted into present times; the 1991 Baha\u2019I statement of \u201cThe Vision of Race Unity;\u201d the subsequent video \u201cThe Power of Race Unity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Baha\u2019I Faith is a relatively new religion which focuses on teaching the intrinsic worth of all religions and the unity of all people. The religion was established by Baha\u2019u\u2019llah in the 19<sup>th<\/sup> century, developed primarily in Persia (modern day Iran) and parts of the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Friday\u2019s local event featured a keynote address by Paul Hubbard who spoke of the need to understand and accept all religions because all religions have a God who gives blessings to its followers \u2013 the basic principles of all religions are the same.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe as people have to demand that our political parties, both Democrats and Republicans, stiop being at war with each other and start working together,\u201d said Hubbard. \u201cWe the citizens who vote, pay taxes, raise families, go to work every day, are concerned about education, health care, jobs, nice housing and communities. We need to write letters and send petitions to both parties to work together on these issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hubbard noted that the nation needs strong fair housing laws, fair lending laws and anti-redlining laws.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first law of nature is self-preservation and if people are not given the opportunity to survive legally, they will survive illegally,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The festival opened and closed with the singing of Civil Rights anthems and prayers from various religions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special to The Truth Race Amity Day was held last week, Friday, May 21, at Wildwood Metropark and about 45 people gathered there along with dozens more virtually to celebrate an attempt to foster racial harmony and to commemorate the 100 anniversary of the nation\u2019s first Race Amity Day. 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