About the Author
Pamela Ayo Yetunde, Th.D., is an activist, lay Buddhist teacher, professor, counselor, and writer. She is the coeditor of Black and Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us About Race, Resilience, Transformation, and Freedom as well as the author of two volumes on pastoral care. She also serves as an associate editor for Lion’s Roar magazine. Ayo has been featured on NBC.com, the Tamron Hall Show, and Sisters of AARP, and she appears regularly in major online summits concerning spirituality and caregiving. A cofounder of the Center of the Heart, she lives in Chicago, Illinois.