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Title

Afrikan wisdom : new voices talk Black liberation, Buddhism, and beyond / edited by Valerie Mason-John (Vimalasara) ; foreword by Professor Jan Willis, PhD.

Publication

Berkeley, California : North Atlantic Books, [2021]

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Additional Authors

• Mason-John, Valerie
• Willis, Jan, 1948-
• Khalphani, Shaka
• Gomez, Marisela B., 1965-
• Pimentel, Allyson
• Shambrook, Anouk Aimée.
• Miles, Justin F.
• Murray-Lichtman, Andrea
• Muhammad, Nisa
• Precilla, Elisha
• Jackson-Brewer, Karla
• Cooper, Afua

Description

xvii, 364 pages; 22 cm

Summary

"A collection of spiritual essays written by Black thought leaders and teachers that discuss what it means to be Black in the world today"--

Subject

• African American philosophy
• African Americans > Politics and government > Philosophy
• Liberation theology > United States
• Buddhism and humanism
• Buddhism and social problems
• African Americans > Politics and government
• African Americans
• Philosophy
• Liberation theology
• United States

Genre/Form

Essays.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Prologue: The Negro National Anthem -- Foreword / by Professor Jan Willis, PhD -- 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.

Call Number

Sc D 23-981

ISBN

• 9781623175627
• 1623175623

OCLC

1260456270

Title

Afrikan wisdom : new voices talk Black liberation, Buddhism, and beyond / edited by Valerie Mason-John (Vimalasara) ; foreword by Professor Jan Willis, PhD.

Publisher

Berkeley, California : North Atlantic Books, [2021]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Mason-John, Valerie, editor.

Willis, Jan, 1948- writer of foreword.

Khalphani, Shaka. Black Buddha.

Gomez, Marisela B., 1965- Black African descendant Buddhas.

Pimentel, Allyson. Parenting Black children in a joyful and sorrowful world.

Shambrook, Anouk Aimée. Coming home to embodied nondualtiy.

Miles, Justin F. Sadhana of awakened melanin.

Murray-Lichtman, Andrea. There is a balm.

Muhammad, Nisa. Africa, Islam, and liberation.

Precilla, Elisha. Widom of Rastafari.

Jackson-Brewer, Karla. Vajrayana Buddhism.

Cooper, Afua. Kwanzaa in Canada.

Research Call Number

Sc D 23-981