by Nalanda Institute
This Black History Month, we invite you to join us in celebrating the many Black teachers whose voices uplift our community!
At a time when our collective movement towards a global future of inclusive belonging is facing serious setbacks, it is more essential now than ever that we honor Black History Month. This time of remembrance offers us all a vital invitation to understand the real history of humanity and the societies we live in, as well as a precious opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions our Black teachers at Nalanda Institute have made to our community and the world we share.
Each of these brilliant and beloved teachers, in their own way, is deepening and expanding on the history of radical thinking, compassionate wisdom, and joyfully just activism embodied by American Black leaders like Harriet Jacobs, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., James Baldwin, bell hooks and Audre Lord; as well as by Caribbean and West African leaders within the Ifa lineage of the Yoruba people.
Whether or not you’ve had the benefit of studying directly with one or all of these teachers, we invite you to take a moment to further explore their impactful voices and generative work weaving the dharma into liberation teachings for all today, using the links below.
May all beings be cherished, joyful, and free!