Tamara Winfrey-Harris is a writer who specializes in race and gender and their intersection with politics, popular culture, and current events. She is the author of Dear Black Girl: Letters from Your Sisters on Stepping into Your Power, and she has been called to share her analyses in media outlets such as NPR’s Weekend Edition and Janet Mock’s So POPular! on MSNBC.com. Her work has also appeared in
countless outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, Los Angeles Times, Bitch Magazine, Ms. and other media. Winfrey-Harris is Vice President of Community Leadership and Effective Philanthropy at the Central Indiana Community Foundation, and she speaks at university campuses nationwide. She has dedicated her life’s work to advocating for Black women and girls and defying destructive social narratives that limit their potential. She is cofounder of Centering Sisters, LLC, which unapologetically addresses the needs and issues of Black women, girls, and femmes.
In this episode we talk about:
- the message she got growing up about having to work harder
- following her passion for journalism and what that looked like in reality
- living out her big city dream and getting to a point she was ready to slow down
- how her blogging started and attracted attention
- where her first book idea came from and how she took such a large topic and dove in
- what inspired her second book and how she collected stories to include in it
- AND so much more!
Learn more about Tamara and get her books at TamaraWinfreyHarris.com.
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