{"id":51016,"date":"2019-11-15T08:30:04","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T16:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bahaiteachings.org\/?p=51016"},"modified":"2020-11-25T06:44:48","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T14:44:48","slug":"come-along-on-the-great-american-race-unity-road-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bahaiteachings.org\/come-along-on-the-great-american-race-unity-road-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Come Along on the Great American Race Unity Road Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What in the world is a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Great American Race Unity Road Trip?&nbsp; (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ericdozier.com\/roadtrip\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Great American Race Unity Road Trip<\/em>?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like any other road trip, it includes lots of driving, gasoline, bathroom and food stops and an ever-changing landscape \u2013 but in a fundamental way, this journey has a very different goal.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eric and Genevieve Dozier, along with their daughters Justice and Worthington, are making a musical trek across the length and breadth of America to foster racial reconciliation and healing through song:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u2026 in this new age the Manifest Light [Baha\u2019u\u2019llah] hath, in His holy Tablets, specifically proclaimed that music, sung or played, is spiritual food for soul and heart. &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/bahaiteachings.org\/abdul-baha\">Abdu\u2019l-Baha<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/reference.bahai.org\/en\/t\/ab\/SAB\/sab-112.html\"><em>Selections from the Writings of Abdu\u2019l-Baha<\/em>, p. 112.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.bahaiteachings.org\/2019\/11\/Eric-and-Genevieve-Dozier-720x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51043\" width=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.bahaiteachings.org\/2019\/11\/Eric-and-Genevieve-Dozier-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/media.bahaiteachings.org\/2019\/11\/Eric-and-Genevieve-Dozier-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.bahaiteachings.org\/2019\/11\/Eric-and-Genevieve-Dozier-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.bahaiteachings.org\/2019\/11\/Eric-and-Genevieve-Dozier-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/media.bahaiteachings.org\/2019\/11\/Eric-and-Genevieve-Dozier-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.bahaiteachings.org\/2019\/11\/Eric-and-Genevieve-Dozier.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption><em>Eric and Genevieve Dozier<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Steeped in the blues and gospel traditions of the deep South, and inspired by the transcendent teachings of the <a href=\"http:\/\/bahaiteachings.org\/bahai-faith\">Baha\u2019i Faith<\/a>, the Dozier\u2019s co-creative partnership elucidates the transformative power of music and its ability to help mend the frayed and tattered garment of a bewildered and dis-unified humanity.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As they travel throughout America, the family will conduct workshops, participate in devotional gatherings and give concert performances with the goal of spreading the <a href=\"http:\/\/bahaiteachings.org\/bahai-faith\">Baha\u2019i<\/a>-inspired concept of the oneness of humanity. In this episode of America\u2019s Most Challenging Issue, I sit down with Eric and Genevieve Dozier to discuss this remarkable initiative \u2013 and discover how music can feed the heart and soul, and serve as a catalyst for spiritual growth and social change.&nbsp;<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What in the world is a Great American Race Unity Road Trip? 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