Introducing: BWIE in ConversationAnna Malaika Tubbs: “Erased”
Black Women in Entertainment invites you to the launch of BWIE in Conversation — a new curated series bringing together Black women across entertainment, media, and culture for thoughtful dialogue and meaningful connection.
We’re kicking things off with an intimate evening with Anna Malaika Tubbs in celebration of her New York Times bestselling book, “Erased.”
This inaugural BWIE in Conversation event will take place on May 16 at 6:00 p.m. at the Black-woman-owned bookstore, Octavia’s Bookshelf. The evening will feature a conversation between Anna and BWIE Founder Evan Seymour, followed by a book signing. Copies will be available for purchase onsite.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Anna Malaika Tubbs is a New York Times bestselling author and multidisciplinary expert on current and historical understandings of race, gender, and equity. With a Ph.D. in Sociology and a Masters in Multidisciplinary Gender Studies from the University of Cambridge in addition to a Bachelors in Medical Anthropology from Stanford University, Anna translates her academic knowledge into stories that are clear and engaging. Her articles have been published by TIME Magazine, New York Magazine, CNN, Motherly, the Huffington Post, For Harriet, The Guardian, Darling Magazine, and Blavity. Anna’s storytelling also takes form in her talks, including her TED Talk that has been viewed 2 million times, as well as the scripted and unscripted screen projects she has in development. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their three kids.
ABOUT THE BOOK
In Erased, Anna Malaika Tubbs, the New York Times bestselling author of The Three Mothers, returns with an unflinching excavation of all that American patriarchy has tried to destroy.
Patriarchy has ruled across the world throughout much of human history, but it operates differently in each nation in which it is found. In Erased, Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs investigates how our understanding of human identity in the United States has been determined since the founding fathers’ drafting of the Constitution, in which they excluded women from equal rights, protected the institution of slavery, and suppressed Indigenous belief systems. Spanning the full, unfiltered history of the nation, this groundbreaking history makes clear how deeply ingrained in politics, culture, and society our unique gendered hierarchy truly is and has been for nearly 250 years.
Told with Tubbs’s trademark blend of rigorous research and accessible storytelling, Erased asks readers to suspend blaming themselves or one another for the struggles we face as a country and instead turn their attention toward an inequitable system that leaves none of us unscathed. Timely and eye-opening, Erased brings hope and guidance for letting go of American patriarchy once and for all.
