New Books in African American Studies

Vanessa Priya Daniel, "Unrig the Game: What Women of Color Can Teach Everyone About Winning" (Random House, 2025)


Listen Later

In the U.S., many of the most significant social justice victories of our time have been spearheaded by women of color leaders. From the streets, to the ballot box, to elected office, no other demographic group stands up more consistently and unequivocally for human rights, democracy, and the planet. Remarkably, they’ve accomplished this despite conditions—in their fields and organizations—that make leadership uniquely treacherous for them. For women of color leaders, the game is rigged. How much more could humanity be winning if we unrigged it? What might be possible, in this clutch moment of history, with so much on the line, if movements stopped benching our best in ways that negatively impact the scoreboard for everybody?
Unrig the Game: What Women of Color Can Teach Everyone About Winning (Random House, 2025) equips us to support effective women of color leaders so we can all win. A former community and union organizer who started one of the largest foundations to resource women of color-led organizing, Vanessa Priya Daniel draws on candid interviews with forty-five prominent women of color movement leaders, along with her own experience at the helm of an organization, to offer an on-the-ground perspective of the obstacles leaders face, how they navigate them, and how allies can show up. Daniel highlights the unique strengths and “superpowers” these leaders bring to the fight for social change, while debunking the myth that identity alone makes a transformative leader.
For women of color leaders, this book is a balm, a sister circle, and a master class. For everyone, it is an essential tool to realize the world we all deserve.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

New Books in African American StudiesBy New Books Network

  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5

4.5

159 ratings


More shows like New Books in African American Studies

View all
On the Media by WNYC Studios

On the Media

9,062 Listeners

New Books in History by Marshall Poe

New Books in History

204 Listeners

New Books in Psychoanalysis by Marshall Poe

New Books in Psychoanalysis

191 Listeners

New Books in Military History by Marshall Poe

New Books in Military History

162 Listeners

New Books in Economics by Marshall Poe

New Books in Economics

28 Listeners

New Books in Environmental Studies by Marshall Poe

New Books in Environmental Studies

19 Listeners

New Books in Political Science by New Books Network

New Books in Political Science

62 Listeners

New Books in African Studies by Marshall Poe

New Books in African Studies

41 Listeners

New Books in Philosophy by New Books Network

New Books in Philosophy

110 Listeners

New Books in Critical Theory by Marshall Poe

New Books in Critical Theory

141 Listeners

New Books in Intellectual History by New Books Network

New Books in Intellectual History

61 Listeners

Jacobin Radio by Jacobin

Jacobin Radio

1,402 Listeners

Reveal by The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX

Reveal

8,148 Listeners

Scene on Radio by Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University

Scene on Radio

10,813 Listeners

The Dig by Daniel Denvir

The Dig

1,486 Listeners

The Gray Area with Sean Illing by Vox

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

10,639 Listeners

Code Switch by NPR

Code Switch

14,499 Listeners

The Intercept Briefing by The Intercept

The Intercept Briefing

6,114 Listeners

Rev Left Radio by Revolutionary Left Radio

Rev Left Radio

3,228 Listeners

Ologies with Alie Ward by Alie Ward

Ologies with Alie Ward

23,433 Listeners

Millennials Are Killing Capitalism by Millennials Are Killing Capitalism

Millennials Are Killing Capitalism

421 Listeners

Intersectionality Matters! by African American Policy Forum

Intersectionality Matters!

779 Listeners

Throughline by NPR

Throughline

15,873 Listeners

Know Your Enemy by Matthew Sitman

Know Your Enemy

1,899 Listeners