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Racial Equity Resource List for Dharma Practitioners

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Buddhism & Racial Justice Articles
  • Your Liberation Is on the Line, by Rev. angel Kyodo williams 
  • Healing America’s Racial Karma, by Larry Ward
  • Healing the Broken Body of Sangha, by Ruth King
  • Buddhists and Racial Justice: A History, by Ann Gleig
  • Wholeness is no Trifling Matter, by Ruth King

Local Groups providing training in racial equity/justice
  • Gandhi Institute
  • SURJ Rochester
  • National Coalition Building Institute
  • 540 West Main
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

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Our regular practices are held on Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings. Most are available both in-person and Zoom. See our newsletter for our current schedule.
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Dharma Refuge is located at Covenant United Methodist Church (2nd Floor, parking in the rear lot behind the church. Elevator off the lobby at the rear door.)
1124 Culver Rd, Rochester, NY 14609
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  • Home
  • Practices
    • Practice Calendar
    • Zoom Link & Schedule
    • Participating FAQs
  • Programs
    • New Year's Retreat with Anam Thubten Rinpoche
    • Meditation Training
    • Bodhisattva Training: Becoming Beings of Wisdom and Love >
      • Program Resources
      • Commitment to the Awakened Mind
    • Walking the Path: Members' Lineage Training
    • Bodhisattvas Everywhere Talks
    • Practice Circles
  • Membership
    • Become a Member
    • Member Stories
    • Donor Account Management
    • Members' Dharma Library >
      • Dharma Talks
      • Bodhisattva Training: Becoming Beings of Wisdom and Love
      • 2022 Way of the Bodhisattva Teachings and Resources
      • Lineage Training Library >
        • Welcome, Overview, General Resources
        • The Three Vehicles with Elizabeth Mattis Nyamgyel
        • Four Foundations of Mindfulness >
          • 2017 Video Archive
          • 2017 Reading and Guided Meditation >
            • Mindfulness of Body
            • Mindfulness of Feelings
            • Mindfulness of Mind
            • Mindfulness of Dharmas
        • 37 Bodhisattva Practices
      • Special Programs & Series
  • About
    • About Us
    • Teachers
    • Board of Directors
    • Our Volunteers
  • Giving
    • Practicing Generosity
    • Give a One-Time Gift
  • Resources
    • Books, Prayers, Documentaries and Links
    • The Fourteen Precepts of Engaged Buddhism
    • Mindfulness and Self-Compassion
    • Racial Equity and Buddhist Practice
  • Contact
    • E-Newsletter Sign Up