In this powerful conversation, Becky Mollenkamp and Faith Clarke unpack Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s iconic essay *We Should All Be Feminists*. They explore how feminism intersects with race, colonization, shame, and identity. Faith shares deep insights from a Black Caribbean lens, and the two reflect on how culture is created—and can be disrupted.

This week’s text:  ✍️ “We Should All Be Feminists” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

This week’s guest: Faith Clarke is an organizational health and inclusion specialist for organizations committed to healthy workplace culture. She’s redefining work ecosystems for post-pandemic humans looking to do work better. From computer programmer on Wall Street to autism advocate to organizational health expert, Faith’s whole career has been influenced by systems and engineering—she helps people by creating systems that integrate human motivation.

Find Faith:
🌐 https://faithclarke.com

Discussed in this episode

• Chimamanda’s evolving views on trans women and nuance in public dialogue
• Patriarchy’s harm to men and the myth of neutrality
• The prison of whiteness and how identity shapes oppression
• Black women’s complicated relationship with feminism
• Storytelling and culture-building as resistance
• Shame, fear, and the backlash to DEI
• Social Change Now framework by Deepa Iyer
• Misogynoir and internalized misogyny

Resources mentioned

• Social Change Now by Deepa Iyer

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