As a Buddhist study center, we’re committed to ongoing inquiry, both within our programs and beyond them. Beginning this month, we’ll share Dharma resources in each newsletter to support continued learning and reflection.
We’re introducing this feature in February in recognition of Black History Month. This month offers an opportunity to honor the lives, voices, and contributions of Black communities, and to reflect on how the Dharma speaks to questions of race, history, identity, and liberation.
We invite you to explore the following conversations from our archives:
Black, Baptist, and Buddhist: A Conversation with Jan Willis
Jan Willis reflects on her life as a Black Baptist from the Jim Crow South who became a leading scholar of Tibetan Buddhism, exploring race, faith, scholarship, and the search for freedom.
“Oh Freedom!”: Buddhist, Christian, and African-American Liberation with Kaira Jewel Lingo and Melanie Harris
Kaira Jewel Lingo and Melanie Harris explore liberation across traditions, weaving together engaged Buddhism, African American social protest songs, Christian mysticism, and contemplative practice.
Thus Have I Heard: American Buddhism Through the Lens of Tina Turner with Ralph H. Craig III
Ralph H. Craig III reflects on American Buddhism through the life and legacy of Tina Turner, considering how Black experience shapes the story of Buddhism in this country.
We look forward to continuing this monthly feature in the months ahead.
