We simply cannot engage with either the ills or promises of society if we continue to turn a blind eye to the egregious and willful ignorance that enables us to still not ‘get it’ in so many ways.

angel Kyodo williams is an American Zen Buddhist priest, writer, activist, wisdom teacher, and social change leader. One of the world’s only female Zen teachers of African descent, she is the author of multiple books and is the founder of Transformative Change—a community dedicated to practicing more sustainable approaches to peace, justice, and progressive social healing.