Afrikan wisdom: new voices talk Black liberation, Buddhism, and beyond
Prologue: The Negro National Anthem -- Foreword by Professor Jan Willis -- Introduction -- Part I: Reappropriating the Buddha: 1. The Black Buddha / by Shaka Khalpani -- 2. Black African Descendant Buddhas / by Marisela Gomez -- 3. Parenting Black Children in a Joyful and Sorrowful World: The Buddha...
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| Language: | English |
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Berkeley
North Atlantic Books
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
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Buddhism and humanism
B African American philosophy B Buddhism and social problems B African Americans Politics and government Philosophy |
| Summary: | Prologue: The Negro National Anthem -- Foreword by Professor Jan Willis -- Introduction -- Part I: Reappropriating the Buddha: 1. The Black Buddha / by Shaka Khalpani -- 2. Black African Descendant Buddhas / by Marisela Gomez -- 3. Parenting Black Children in a Joyful and Sorrowful World: The Buddha's Teaching of the Heavenly Abodes / by Allyson Pimentel -- 4. Coming Home to Embodied Nonduality / by Anouk Aimée Shambrook -- 5. Sadhana of Awakened Melanin: Devotional Practices to Help Transform Self and Other / by Justin Miles (Shiwa Chuwo) -- Part II: Black Liberation: 6. There Is a Balm: Black Liberation Theology and the Contemporary Struggle / by Andrea Murray-Lichtman and Ashton Murray -- 7. Africa, Islam, and Liberation / by Nisa Muhammad -- 8. The Wisdom of Rastafari: Key Moments That Led to the Uprising of the Rastafari Movement in the Mid-1970s until Now / by Elisha Precilla -- 9. Vajrayana Buddhism: A Path to Healing and Liberations for People of African Descent / by Karla Jackson-Brewer -- 10. Kwanzaa in Canada / by Dr. Afua Cooper -- 11. Africanity: An Interview with an African Elder Priestess / by Valerie Mason-John (Vimalasara) -- Part III: Social Justice: The Revival of an old Religion: 12. Black Lives Matter: An Anthem for Intersectional Black Liberation / by Cicely Belle Blain -- 13. A Twelve-Step Approach Exploring Cultural Bias, Racism, and Otherism / by Rev. Seiho Mudo Morris -- 14. They Call You a Bodhisattva: Homage to Martin Luther King Jr. / by Larry Ward -- 15. Bringing Malcolm X Down Home, to Canada--and to Nova Scotia / by George Elliott Clarke -- 16. African Wisdom Traditions: Womxn, Embodiment, and Creative Expression / by Arisika -- 17. Purification and Protests: The Murder of Black Bodies in America / by Alex Kakuyo -- 18. Wisdom Teachings for Our Black Incarcerated Brothers and Sisters / by Audrey Charlton -- 19. Extinction Rebellion: Also a Concern for People of Color Communities / by Amaragita Pearse -- 20. Committing to Truth: An Interview with JoAnna Hardy / by Laurie Amodeo -- Part IV: Decolonizing Mindfulness: 21. African Mindfulness / by Olusola Adebiyi a.k.a. Sola Story -- 22. Mindfulness from the Cradle of Mankind / by Elizabeth Nyirambonigaba Mpyisi -- 23. Being Silenced, Claiming Silence: The Practice of Stillness in the Movement for Liberation / by Rima Vesely-Flad -- 24. Kemetic Yoga, an Ancient Egyptian Spirituality / by Yirser Ra Hotep (Elvrid Lawrence) -- 25. Ancestralization / by Cosmore Marriott -- 26. Why Did Jesus Turn Water into Wine? / by Biko Agozino -- 27. When will we sing, dance, tell our stories, dwell in silence and begin breathing again? / by Valerie Mason-John (Vimalasara) -- Part V: The Personal Is Political: 27. In Search of Hypolites: Making Sense of My African and Native American Ancestry / by Kabir Hypolite -- 28. Turning, Turning, Turning / by Dr. g -- 29. Jesus and Buddha Pointing to Black Liberation / by Thomas Davis IV -- 30. Healing My Broken Heart / by Angela Dews -- 31. Encourage Others by Overcoming Your Own Suffering / by Venerable Pannavati -- 32. The Web Dancer: DarkNight, Zamani, Dip / by Sojourner Wright -- 33. The Blessing / by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors. "A collection of spiritual essays written by Black thought leaders and teachers that discuss what it means to be Black in the world today"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1623175623 |