Once called “the most intriguing African-American Buddhist” by Library Journal, and “one of our wisest voices on social evolution” by Krista Tippett, Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams Sensei, is an author, maverick spiritual teacher, master trainer, and founder of Center for Transformative Change.

The 21st annual Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit hosted the Rev. angel Kyodo Williams as the keynote speaker. (apologies for the sound - the union project has that hollow echo sound to it) Bridging the worlds of personal transformation and justice since the publication of her critically-acclaimed book, Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living With Fearlessness and Grace. New co-authored book, Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love & Liberation, is a powerful wake-up journey that is igniting communities — activist, Buddhist, and beyond — to have the conversations necessary to become more awake and aware of what hinders liberation of self and society.00