Explores how Black Buddhist Teachers and Practitioners interpret Western Buddhism in unique spiritual and communal ways In Black Buddhists and the Black Radical Tradition Rima VeselyFlad examines the distinctive features of Blackidentifying Buddhist practitioners arguing that Black Buddhists interpret Buddhist teachings in ways that are congruent with Black radical thought. Indeed the volume makes the case that given their experiences with racismboth in the larger society and also within largely whiteoriented Buddhist organizationsBlack cultural frameworks are necessary for illuminating the Buddhas wisdom. Drawing on interviews with forty Black Buddhist teachers and practitioners VeselyFlad argues that Buddhist teachings through their focus on healing intergenerational trauma provide a vitally important foundation for achieving Black liberation.