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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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  • Home
  • Practices
    • Practice & Program Calendar
    • Practice in the Park
    • Participation Options and Info
    • Meals with the Sangha
    • Zoom Help
  • Programs
    • Chod Healing Retreats
    • Bodhisattva Training: Becoming Beings of Wisdom and Love >
      • Program Resources
      • Commitment to the Awakened Mind
      • Patience Resources
    • 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
      • Programs & Retreats
      • Sangha Meetings
      • Lineage Training Library >
        • Welcome, Overview, General Resources
        • The Three Vehicles with Elizabeth Mattis Nyamgyel
        • Four Foundations of Mindfulness >
          • Mindfulness of Body
          • Mindfulness of Feelings
          • Mindfulness of Mind
          • Mindfulness of Dharmas
          • Four Foundations Resources
        • Additional Lineage Sessions
        • 37 Bodhisattva Practices
  • About
    • About Us
    • Teachers
    • Directors and 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
    • Member & Volunteer Docs
  • Contact
    • Email Sign-up
    • Member's Bulletin Board Sign-up