The black queer Buddhist teacher who is smashing stereotypes and leading an awakening on the left

by Jack Jenkins In Think Progress

Rev. angel Kyodo williams doesn’t like stereotypes.  That’s not entirely surprising, since she also seems to enjoy shattering them. She’s a black queer woman in an American Buddhist tradition often steered by white men; a Buddhist operating in activist circles of mostly Christians and Jews; a leader of the Religious Left who doesn’t use the word “God.” And while williams — whose first and last name aren’t capitalized — is known as a hard-charging activist for racial justice, she also has a knack for mixing difficult conversation with easy laughter. Read more...