The lives and writings of six leading Black Buddhist women - Jan Willis, bell hooks, Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, angel Kyodo williams, Spring Washam, and Faith Adiele - reveal new expressions of Buddhism rooted in ancestry, love, and collective liberation.

Love at the Center is available in ebook format now from retailers like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and wherever ebooks are sold. If you order Love at the Center on this page you are pre-ordering a printed copy of the book coming this fall, which will be updated after the 2024 General Assembly and may include additional chapters that are not in the current version of the ebook.

In the tradition of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a page-turning 93-year history of Crownsville Hospital, one of the nation’s last segregated asylums, that the New York Times described as “fascinating…meticulous research” and bestselling author Clint Smith endorsed it as “a book that left me breathless.”

The definitive book on how systemic racism in America really works, revealing the vast and often hidden network of interconnected policies, practices, and beliefs that combine to devastate Black lives

A poetry collection that reflects on intimate aspects of Black history, culture, and identity, revealing an uncommon gaze on working-class Philadelphia from the 1960s to the present day

A heartwarming picture book about death and saying goodbye. For young and old ages 4 years and up.

How momfluencer culture impacts women psychologically as consumers, as performers of their stories, and as mothers

A culinary and cultural history of plant-based eating in the United States that delves into the subcultures and politics that have defined alternative food—Diet for a Small Planet for a new generation

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A young South Asian American woman’s story of reconnecting with her identity, family, and heritage through sustainable farming

?Can you imagine a world where everyone belongs?

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New York Times bestselling author, acclaimed visionary and cultural critic bell hooks continues her exploration of the meaning of love in contemporary American society, offering groundbreaking, critical insight about Black people and love.

A chorus of Black student voices that renders a new story of US education—one where racial barriers and violence are confronted by freedom dreaming and resistance

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