Raised in Baltimore, an alumna of Morgan State, April Ryan has covered urban issues from the White House press room for 25 years. Her new book, Black Women Will Save the World, describes pressures on African-American women--including many Ryan has faced--and her ideas for tackling them. 

This interview originally aired on October 18, 2022. 

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