Called "the most intriguing (and vocal) African-American Buddhist" by Library Journal, Rev. angel Kyodo williams is an author, activist, master trainer and founder of the Center for Transformative Change. She has been bridging the worlds of transformation and justice since her critically acclaimed book Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living With Fearlessness and Grace was hailed as "an act of love" by Pulitzer Prize winner Alice Walker, and "a classic" by Buddhist pioneer Jack Kornfield. She is one of only two black women Zen senseis or teachers. She applies wisdom teachings and embodied practice to intractable social issues at the intersections of climate change, racial and economic justice, and is a preeminent thought leader of Transformative Social Change. Her 27 Days of Change online program and 3rd Way Leadership supports change-makers in inner meets outer change worldwide. Her work has been widely covered, including in the New York Times, Boston Globe, Ms., and Essence. Her newest book collaboration is Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation. angel notes, "Love and Justice are not two. Without inner change, there can be no outer change. Without collective change, no change matters."