Pamela Ayo Yetunde is an associate editor at Lion’s Roar and the author of Casting Indra’s Net: Fostering Spiritual Kinship and Community. She is the co-editor of Black and Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us About Race, Resilience, Transformation and Freedom and has written other books and articles about being Black and Buddhist. Ayo is a pastoral counselor and is the founder of Marabella StoryCraft (www.pamelaayoyetunde.com).
Pamela Ayo Yetunde
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Recent Articles
We Remember: Six Remarkable Black Buddhists
In celebration of Black History Month, we find inspiration in the lives and practice of six remarkable Black Buddhists.
How to Work with Pain
The best way to live with pain, says Pamela Ayo Yetunde, is to take care of it—wisely and unapologetically.
True Liberation: Black & Buddhist in America
Recently the nonprofit organization Dharma Relief awarded fellowships to Black Buddhist leaders for their work supporting Black communities. Here, Lion’s Roar’s Pamela Ayo Yetunde hosts a roundtable conversation with four of those fellows: Jean Marie Robbins, Pamela Freeman, Ramona Lisa Ortiz-Smith, and Victoria Cary. Bringing their lived experience to bear, they talk about how Buddhist practice is helping Black people heal from the impact of racism and discover inner peace.
Dharma Relief 2: Innovative Financial Support for Black Dharma Teachers and Leaders
Pamela Ayo Yetunde speaks with Myokei Caine-Barrett, Marisela Gomez, Stacy McClendon, and DaRa Williams, the advisory board of Dharma Relief 2, about their vision to fund and support Black Buddhist leaders in serving Black communities.
The Five Remembrances
To change your life now and prepare for the inevitable, says Pamela Ayo Yetunde, regularly contemplate these five home truths.