Pamela Ayo Yetunde, J.D., Th.D., is a pastoral counselor in private practice.  She is the author of the forthcoming book Dearly Beloved: Prince, Spirituality, and This Thing Called Life, Casting Indra's Net: Fostering Spiritual Kinship and Community, Songbird Birdsong: The Story, and is co-editor of Black and Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us About Race, Resilience, Transformation & Freedom.