As we navigate the darker months of the global pandemic, I feel the unshakable recognition that darkness has great teachings to offer us. As a female dharma teacher, one who has navigated chronic illness, and who has been engaged in the heartbreak of environmental and social justice work for many years, I believe that darkness—literal and symbolic—has offered…

I grew up with social justice advocates as parents. While the dominant paradigm modeled “Only my tribe, that’s who I care about and concern myself with daily," my parents showed me differently through…

This list was generated by reflecting on my own experience and through meaningful conversations with colleagues of mine, both black and white leaders. It offers important steps people can take right now, both for DIRECT ACTION to support the black community and…