Christena Cleveland, Ph.D.
Author + Teacher
Meet Christena
Award-winning author and scholar, founder of the Black Madonna Freedom School, international speaker, and world-renowned teacher of the Black Madonna and the Sacred Black Feminine.
A weaver of Black liberation and divine feminine wisdom, Christena integrates psychology, theology, storytelling, and somatics as she guides people of all races and genders into freedom, wholeness, and embodied justice.
Latest books
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The Black Madonna: Icon of Resistance and Nourisher of Souls
This bold reclamation of the divine feminine offers a new vision of Black Madonna as a unifying figure of refuge, resistance, and renewal.
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God Is A Black Woman
In this timely, much-needed book—a blend of theology and spiritual memoir— Christena Cleveland recounts her personal journey to dismantle the cultural "whitemalegod" and uncover the Sacred Black Feminine.
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Not Today Colonizer
Integration is at the heart of liberation. If we want to be truly free, simply saying that God is not a white man isn’t enough. This practical guide helps us dethrone whitemalegod from our thoughts, emotions and behaviors.
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