On February 12, Dr. Charles H. Long, a distinguished historian of religions passed in North Carolina. Dr. Long was an extraordinary scholar whose unparalleled writings, lectures and conversations helped form several generations of academics in the areas...
Continue ReadingThis is a magnificently beautiful song in honor of the Orixá, Nanã Buruku. In Candomblé, Nanã is an elder, feminine, earth-based energy. She is the energy of the primal connection between earth and water, the holy mud out of which life forms and to wh...
Continue ReadingIn the photo above, from November 2015, Makota Valdina Pinto — an esteemed elder in the Angola Candomblé tradition — offers popcorn in a rite of cleansing and blessing to participants in an annual march for religious tolerance and res...
Continue ReadingWe are proud to announce the upcoming visit to the USA of Iyalorixá Valnizia de Ayrá (Mãe Val) — senior Candomblé priestess and community activist from Brazil. Candomblé is a powerful, poetic and ancestral tradition developed by enslaved ...
Continue ReadingA thoughtful meditation on the “hauntings” of Blackness in the modern world and the non-linear way we connect to our culture, our music and our history across the Afro-Atlantic diaspora. Read the essay by James Padilioni, Jr. here.
Continue ReadingA great article about the need to address white supremacy and cultural appropriation in the interpretation of Buddhist history and teachings in the USA.
Continue ReadingInterview with local Denver activist-minister Anne Dunlap – who talks about her family and Vincent Harding as inspirations for her racial justice work. Read More
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