Christena Cleveland

Christena Cleveland Ph.D. is a social psychologist, public theologian, mystic-activist, and author of several books. She is the founder of the Black Madonna Freedom School, which nurtures courageous and compassionate people who are uprooting white patriarchal religious conditioning in themselves and their communities, while skillfully planting intersectional divine feminine wisdom.

An award-winning researcher and a former professor at Duke University’s Divinity School, Christena’s work has been featured in a number of major media outlets, including the History Channel, PBS, Essence magazine, The Washington Post, NPR, and BBC Radio. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.