Here at The Root we’ve always loved, praised, and centered Black literature in the broader conversation. Each week host Maiysha Kai sits down with an author we love to talk about their work, what inspires them, and what they hope to contribute to the culture at large. Guests so far include Nikole Hannah Jones, Brittney Cooper, Stacey Abrams, Ibram X. Kendi, Ijeoma Oluo, Morgan Jerkins, and Claudia Rankine.
This week we're talking with two incredible women, Tarana Burke and Tanya Fields. Tarana is the founder of the Me Too movement and a former Root 100 honoree, and Tanya is the founder of the Black Feminist Project. Both have come together recently in a new collection of essays called You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience (which Tarana edited along with Brené Brown), and they join us this week to talk about the many reasons why it is necessary for us to move past our shame.
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