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Black, Buddhist, and Free

The editors of the anthology Black and Buddhist on what the dharma can teach us about race, suffering, and freedom

Pamela Ayo Yetunde and Cheryl A. Giles in conversation with James Shaheen

Summer 2021

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Buddhists and Racial Justice: A History

How have American convert Buddhists understood racial justice?

By Ann Gleig

Jul 24, 2020

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Asian Buddhists in Western Contexts

After 16 years, a sangha for Asians in the diaspora (virtually) returns to Spirit Rock.

By Atia Sattar

Jun 09, 2020

A New Meditation App for People of Color

Why Julio Rivera created Liberate

By Lakshmi Gandhi

Spring 2020

Awakening to the Apocalypse

In the New Testament, the four horsemen signal the end of all things, but in Buddhism, every ending is also a beginning.

By Larry Ward

Oct 16, 2019

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Dharma For All

Bhumisparsha, a virtual sangha started by Lama Rod Owens and Justin von Bujdoss, aims to create a new kind of Buddhist community.

By Joan Duncan Oliver

Summer 2019

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Why Are There So Many Black Buddhists?

A black practitioner struggling with the apparent lack of diversity in American Buddhism finds a vast multi-racial community at Soka Gakkai International.

By J. Sunara Sasser

Oct 16, 2018

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Tackling The Mindfulness Equity Problem

It’s no secret that most American dharma centers are white and upper-middle class. The Mindfulness Allies Project is working to make mindfulness practice a viable undertaking, instead of an impossible luxury, for those struggling to make ends meet.

By Mary Talbot

Oct 02, 2017

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Teachings for Uncertain Times

In honor of Black History Month, Tricycle is presenting a special video series with 13 Buddhist teachers of color.

By Tricycle

Feb 2017

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people of color

Magazine Society & Environment

Black, Buddhist, and Free

Trike Daily History & Philosophy

Buddhists and Racial Justice: A History

Trike Daily Society & Environment

Asian Buddhists in Western Contexts

MagazineSociety & Environment

A New Meditation App for People of Color

Trike DailyTeachings

Awakening to the Apocalypse

MagazineSociety & Environment

Dharma For All

Trike DailyPersonal Reflections

Why Are There So Many Black Buddhists?

Trike DailyMeditation & Practice

Tackling The Mindfulness Equity Problem

Dharma Talks

Teachings for Uncertain Times