Lisa Blecker’s Blessed Is the Spot: A First Prayer Book with animated DVD transforms a much-loved prayer by Baha’u’llah into a multimedia experience that sends souls and hearts soaring no matter what your beliefs.

The Baha'i-inspired Tahirih Justice Center, known for its human rights work, has received recognition of another kind: The 10-year-old organization recently was given the 2007 Washington Post Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management.

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The U.S. Baha'i eNewsletter received first place in the electronic newsletter category at the Religion Communicators Council annual awards on April 26.

It has been called magnificent, splendid, awe-inspiring and amazing. As of April 30, the Baha'i House of Worship for the North American Continent can add to its list of accolades being named one of the "Seven Wonders of Illinois."

Dr. Dempsey Morgan, 87, a Baha'i in Bristol, Va., was among the 300 Tuskegee Airmen who were present Thursday, March, 29, to receive a replica of the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor from President George Bush at the Capitol Rotunda. (See related article from USA TODAY).

David Kellum, a long-time member of the Chicago Baha'i community and civil rights leader, dedicated his life to inspiring young people and improving relations between the races.