For some Black Buddhists in predominantly white sanghas, certain practices harken back to the history of forced subservience. Melvin Christopher explores his experience in a powerful poem in the current issue of Lion’s Roar:

https://www.lionsroar.com/why-i-do-not-bow/

(And if you don’t know Lion’s Roar, you might want to take this opportunity to check it out. It’s an independent non-profit foundation whose mission is to communicate Buddhist wisdom and practices in order to benefit people’s lives and our society, and to support the development of Buddhism in the modern world.)