Racial Equity Resource List for Dharma Practitioners

Buddhism & Racial Justice Articles
Local Groups providing training in racial equity/justice
Books by Black Buddhist Authors
  • Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out, by Ruth King
  • Healing Rage: Women Making Inner Peace Possible, by Ruth King
  • Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger, by Lama Rod Owens
  • Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love and Liberation, by Rev. angel Kyodo Williams, Lama Rod Owens, with Jasmine Syedullah, PhD
  • Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living with Fearlessness and Grace, by Angel Kyodo Williams
  • A Fierce Heart: Finding Strength, Courage, and Wisdom in Any Moment, by Spring Washam 
  • Taming the Ox: Buddhist Stories and Reflections on Politics, Race, Culture, and Spiritual Practice, by Charles R. Johnson 
  • Dreaming Me: Black, Baptist, and Buddhist—One Woman’s Spiritual Journey, by Jan Willis

Other Relevant Books by Black Authors
  • ​Caste by Isabel Wilkerson – one of the best for understanding US history and racial issues, as well as the lived experience of people of color
  • My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma ad the Pathway to Mending our Hearts and Bodies, by Resmaa Menakem
  • Any books by Ta-Nehisi Coates (non fiction and fiction)
  • Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome, by Joy DeGruy