Fifty years ago, after a two year court battle, the University of Georgia was integrated by two students, Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Hamilton “Hamp” Earl Holmes.

Prior to 1999, Paradise Valley was one of the very few towns in Arizona that did not observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  Recognizing that this holiday is a symbol to many of the need for racial harmony, a key principle of the Baha’i Faith, the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Paradise Valley contacted the city mayor and other town officials about starting an event as a community service project to promote race unity.

“Let’s Get Together!”, a commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, was held at the First Presbyterian Church in Olean, New York on Sunday, January 16.

Oregon State University (OSU) kicked off Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a week early with the start of their annual ten day long observance on Monday, January 10.

Even weather that was well below freezing couldn’t stop about sixty people from attending the NAACP's annual "Freedom Trail March" on Sunday, January 9 in Jefferson County, WV.

In The Huffington Post, Homa Sabet Tavangar notes the parallels between the messaeges of Baha'u'llah, prophet Founder of the Baha'i Faith and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Hundreds of Baha'i communities throughout the United States observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day by helping to organize public events to commemorate the great, slain civil rights leader.

The Ageless Northshore website editors, Don and Peg Shearn, interviewed the Baha'i House of Worship Music Director, Van Gilmer, for a story on their site this week -- Van Gilmer: the Harmonious Voice of Diversity.

Throughout the country, Baha’is led their local communities in celebrating Race Unity Day on Sunday, June 14.

The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States inaugurated Race Unity Day in 1957 to promote racial harmony and understanding. Since then, communities have held celebrations, open to the public, on the second Sunday in June.

Hundreds of Baha'i communities throughout the United States observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day by helping to organize public events to commemorate the great, slain civil rights leader.