Thank you so much to the CSUMB College of Health Sciences and Human Services for honoring me with the Excellence in Social Justice Leadership award. Let’s keep advancing justice together in joy!

Thank you so much to everyone at the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center at @pennstateuniv.bsky.social for hosting me as part of your 10th annual Compassion Week! More info & photos: www.kamilahmajied.com/blog/celebra...

Venerable Dr. Pannavati was and remains a sparkling intellect, a wise activist, and a joyful companion in this existence. May her laughter resound eternally in our hearts. tricycle.org/article/vene...

February 18 marks the birthday of three of the most influential and inspirational authors of all time: Audre Lorde, Bebe Moore Campbell, and Toni Morrison! Drop your favorite works in the comments to help us celebrate them today 📚🎉

Sending LOVE to Black people everywhere on national Black Love Day (Feb. 13)! Share this post with your loved ones and spread Black love all over the world 🌍♥️ #blackloveday

Remembering Dr. Carter Woodson today and appreciating him for uplifting Black artistry, Black scholarship, Black life, for all time. #blackhistorymonth #blackhistoryeveryday

“Don’t gain the world and lose your soul. Wisdom is better than silver and gold.” Celebrating the birthday anniversary of Bob Marley today, Feb. 6 🎉 Happy Black History Month!

Starting Tuesday, Feb. 3! Join me for a three-session online short course on Buddhism, Black liberatory contemplative wisdom, and creative practices (2/3, 2/10, & 2/24)! If you can’t join live, recordings will be available. nalandainstitute.org/nalanda-even...

We do have the power to refuse. We can make this app go away if enough people stop using it! (They have already hosted betting on whether the IPC would declare famine in Gaza.) www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

Looking for online meditation? This Weds., 12/10, from 9-9:30am ET, Peggy Rowe Ward will guide a meditation on spiritual friendship with "a creative blend of music, movement, massage, and visualization." Peggy is the Lotus Institute's senior Dharma teacher & co-founder!

Shout out to everybody who attended the National Women’s Studies Association conference this year! It’s amazing how many wonderful people you run into at the one-of-a-kind, liberatory NWSA conferences. See photos & more on my blog: www.kamilahmajied.com/blog/nwsa25

If you’re at the 2025 National Women’s Studies Association Conference this week, guess what? I’m here, too! On Friday at 10am, I’ll be presenting “The Creative Resistance of Global Majority Women throughout Herstory” with Dr. Sarina Saturn and Dr. Taylor Geyton …

October 17 is national Black Poetry Day! To celebrate, I’m sharing a portion of my poetic tribute to Rev. Dr. Larry Ward—whose beautiful book of poetry, “Morning Night,” is now available: www.thelotusinstitute.org/morning-night

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this tribute to Rev. Dr. Ward. May his beautiful insights and life force endure forever! tricycle.org/article/the-...

Celebrating the life and work of our friend and teacher Reverend Dr. Larry Ward, with love and gratitude for the way he embodied all the wisdom, kindness, and courage he taught. The blessedness of him and his teachings will endure forever.

So much #gratitude going out to everyone who made "Rooted & Connected: Faith, Identity, and the African Diaspora" at @iaamuseum.bsky.social happen! (1/3 🧵)

Join us at @iaamuseum.bsky.social in Charleston, SC on Thursday, August 14 at 6:30 pm — that’s tomorrow night! ✨Rooted & Connected – Faith, Identity & the African Diaspora ✨ iaamuseum.org/event/rooted...

“We must become more familiar with our inner spaciousness-where the pleasure of resting in awareness is accessible, sacred & healing.” – Rashid Hughes 🔥 Check out this October 16-19 retreat with Rashid Hughes, Kate Johnson & Gaylon Ferguson: "Finding Courage In A World On Fire"

Today we honor the birthday of the man who said, “You think your pain and your heartache are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.” Born Aug. 2, 1954, James Baldwin wrote with an ethos of justice infused with humanitarian love, inspiring activists & writers around the world.

"Facing the Music of our Times with Metta" - Shout out to all the peacemakers vibing out with Black music as we advance liberation and justice in the world! tricycle.org/article/faci...

🚨New article alert! My latest writing for @tricyclemag.bsky.social is out: “Facing the Music of Our Times with Metta: Tapping into African American wisdom through song” tricycle.org/article/faci...

So looking forward to being a panelist for “Rooted & Connected – Faith, Identity & the African Diaspora,” the interfaith dialogue on Thurs, 8/14, 6:30pm at @iaamuseum.bsky.social ! 55170p.blackbaudhosting.com/55170p/Roote...

The historic and inspiring Signs Of The Times tour is organized by fantastic Harlem-based organization While We Are Still Here. Learn more & show your support at whilewearestillhere.org! #harlem #blackhistory #nyc

A shout out to everyone who attended Pride marches and protests in June! 🌈 I left the NYC protest even more certain in my knowing that queer joy is power and that there is great joy in resilience. #pride #pridemonth #joyfullyjust

Dr. Ayo Yetunde has written a fantastic book on the spiritual wisdom of Prince, as well as a great new article on Black music and honoring the impact of Black culture: stlargusnews.com/op-ed-celebr... Happy Black Music Month! #BlackMusicMonth #Prince #newbook

Reflecting on this guidance from Toni Morrison as I pray for all those weeping amidst the rubble of lie-driven bombs.

Do you ever wonder what Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross and countless other Black musicians could have created if they did not have to worry about homophobia and transphobia as they expressed themselves through their art? … (1/3) #BlackMusicMonth #pride🌈

I am so grateful today and every day to all the Black people who have been modeling how to liberate ourselves from tyranny for centuries. Happy Juneteenth!

When we turn towards injustice with courage, our creativity and humor flow forth like a river! 🌊 #protest sign highlights via @mamasissiesays.bsky.social

Black Music Month is a great time to check out books on Black music by Black people! Here are some of my current favorites. I'd love to know more about your favorite books and Black bookstores (I've suggested some at the end) -- let me know in the comments! #BlackMusicMonth #bookrecommendations 🧵

Prince is the artist on my mind and record player today. The lyric of the day? “ I guess that once you go divide this precious land, this precious land will divide you”. Drop your favorite Prince line in the comments. Happy birthday Prince and Happy Black Music Month.

Happy Pride and Happy Black Music Month! Black music, from the souls of Black people in every genre, is a wisdom practice. In my book Joyfully Just, I offer a lot of practices to help us drop into the wisdom of Black music and engage it to experience more joy. Here's one! ⬇️ #BlackMusicMonth

Need some good news? The President of Burkina Faso Ibrahim Traore's words are inspiring -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oMv... -- and the Pope's response is worth a listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=navB...

Trump has fired the Black woman who serves as Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden, and replaced her with an unqualified white man with no experience, his personal criminal defense lawyer, Todd Blanche.

This week, I was honored to gift copies of Joyfully Just to graduating CSUMB students who won awards for their excellence--and also to Lyndon Tarver, director of the Monterey County NAACP, and Tyller Williamson, mayor of Monterey🎓

What an honor & a pleasure to return to Mount Holyoke College to present my "Embodying Joy" workshop during the amazing BOOM! (Building On Our Momentum) annual conference organized by mhcdiversity.bsky.social 🙏🏾💙 events.mtholyoke.edu/boom-2025

Deep gratitude to all who attended & supported events during my recent visit to my alma mater, Mount Holyoke College! Some photos 🧵⬇️

Feeling very grateful for the accompaniment of this wise book by @kamilahmajied.bsky.social during these horrible times. #booksky #therapistsky #psychscisky #psychology

Joyfully Just (Sounds True, 2024) is full of liberating practices, exercises, and wisdom from Black cultural traditions and Buddhism to help us bring forth courage, transform grief, defeat injustice, and manifest joy 📖 www.kamilahmajied.com/joyfully-just #booksky #books #authors #meditations

Gratitude to all who made this week’s event at Stanford University possible! Thank you, Pegasus Physician Writers Group, Dept of African & African American Studies, Institute for Diversity in the Arts, Office for Religious & Spiritual Life, Stanford Zen Society, & the Buddhist Community at Stanford

I’ll be leading this colloquium at Stanford University on Monday, 2/24! events.stanford.edu/event/cultiv...

Tomorrow at Gavilan College! “A History of Joyful Resistance” - to inspire you through movements for Black liberation in the U.S. ➡️ Tues., Feb. 11, 11:20 a.m., Gavilan College in Gilroy, CA. Library room 170 (for Hollister Campus: Community Room Livestream) #BlackHistoryeveryday #Blackhistorymonth

Happy 81st Birthday to the inimitable Alice Walker! I am so grateful for the wisdom transmission that is her life and work.

Happy World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture! Jan. 24 is UNESCO's day dedicated to the innovations and creativity of the diverse cultures of the African continent & global African Diasporas. Of course, we celebrate African culture every day, but I wish you a special celebration today!

Special thanks to Mayor Bruce Delgado; City Council leader Kathy Biala; Mr. Barrington McLean, who created the beautiful statue of MLK we are standing in front of; fellow speakers Phuong Nguyen & Steve Zmak for your inspiring leadership towards justice! Happy MLK day! - at the Marina, CA Library

“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.” - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. May we all learn from Dr. King’s wisdom today. Happy MLK Day!

Happy Birthday, Dr. Martin Luther King! Today, I am reflecting on how we need our empowered love and empowered action to make justice triumphant! 💜 If you’re in the Bay Area on 1/21, join me for a free workshop on empowering our love for humanity into action. 12pm, CSUMB University Center, Marina CA

Coming up, Feb. 3-7! "Embodying Joy: Black Wisdom Traditions of Liberation and Healing" at Esalen, Big Sur, CA. Each day will be full of reflective activities to guide us toward wise, courageous living. www.esalen.org/workshops/bl...