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American author
Tamara Winfrey-Harris is an American author,
columnist and speaker.
[1]
[2] Her writing topics include
politics ,
pop culture ,
race , and
gender .
Early life and education
Winfrey-Harris is from
Gary, Indiana . She received a BA from the Greenlee School of Journalism at
Iowa State University .
[3]
Career
Winfrey-Harris' first book, The Sisters Are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America was published in May 2015. The book won the
Phyllis Wheatley Award , the
IndieFab Award , and Independent Publishers'
Living Now Award and
IPPY Award .
[3] Her next book, Dear Black Girl: Letters From Your Sisters on Stepping Into Your Power , is planned to be released in March 2021.
[4]
Winfrey-Harris has spoken on NPR's
Weekend Edition
[5] and
Janet Mock 's
So Popular on
MSNBC .
[6] In 2018, she delivered the keynote address at the Arts Council of Indianapolis' Let's Eat Conference about the business of art.
[7]
She is the Vice President of Community Leadership & Effective Philanthropy at the Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF).
[8]
In 2021, Winfrey-Harris appeared on
Storybound (podcast) , accompanied by an original Storybound remix with
Au Revoir Simone .
[9]
Works
Books
The Sisters Are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America . Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
ISBN
9781626563513 . May 22, 2015.
[10]
Dear Black Girl: Letters From Your Sisters on Stepping Into Your Power . Berrett-Koehler Publishers. To be published in March 2021.
[4]
Bitch columns
Winfrey-Harris has written a series of columns in
Bitch , especially including a series called Some of us are Brave .
[3]
[11]
Other publications
"Singled Out".
Ms. April 18, 2012.
[12]
"A Twerk Too Far".
The American Prospect . September 5, 2013.
[13]
"Black Like Who? Rachel Dolezal's Harmful Masquerade".
The New York Times . June 16, 2015.
[14]
"A Woman's Worth: Bill Cosby and Beyond".
Ebony . October 20, 2015.
[15]
"What We Get Wrong About Black Women's Sexuality".
Cosmopolitan . February 20, 2016.
[16]
"The Ugliness of This Campaign Won't Go Away, No Matter What Happens Tomorrow".
The Cut . November 7, 2016.
[17]
"The Real Work of Being an Ally".
The Cut . January 17, 2017.
[18]
"Stop Pretending Black Midwesterners Don't Exist".
The New York Times . June 16, 2018.
[19]
"The Reckoning Will Be Incomplete Without Black Women and Girls".
The Atlantic . June 14, 2020.
[20]
References
^
"Tamara Winfrey Harris at Bluestockings" .
Time Out New York . August 4, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
^ McDonald, Soraya Nadia (July 29, 2015).
"A conversation with Tamara Winfrey Harris, author of 'The Sisters Are Alright' " .
The Washington Post . Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
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b
c
"Tamara Winfrey-Harris" . Tamara Winfrey Harris personal website . Retrieved August 6, 2020 .
^
a
b Winfrey Harris, Tamara.
"Dear Black Girl: Letters From Your Sisters on Stepping Into Your Power" . Berrett-Koehler Publishers. Retrieved August 6, 2020 .
^
"Tamara Winfrey Harris" .
WFYI-FM . May 9, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
^
"Author Tamara Winfrey Harris on her new book" .
MSNBC . Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
^
"Let's Eat Conference" . Arts Council of Indianapolis . Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
^
"Our People" . Central Indiana Community Foundation . Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
^
"Announcing Season 4 of the Storybound Podcast" . Retrieved June 10, 2021 .
^ Winfrey Harris, Tamara (May 22, 2015).
The Sisters Are Alright . Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
ISBN
9781626563513 . Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
^
"Tamara Winfrey Harris" .
Bitch . Retrieved August 7, 2020 .
^ Winfrey Harris, Tami (April 18, 2012).
"Singled Out" .
Ms. Magazine . Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
^ Winfrey Harris, Tamara (September 5, 2013).
"A Twerk Too Far" .
The American Prospect . Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
^ Winfrey Harris, Tamara (June 16, 2015).
"Opinion | Black Like Who? Rachel Dolezal's Harmful Masquerade" .
The New York Times . Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
^ Winfrey Harris, Tamara (October 20, 2015).
"A Woman's Worth: Bill Cosby and Beyond" .
Ebony . Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
^ Winfrey Harris, Tamara (February 20, 2016).
"What We Get Wrong About Black Women's Sexuality" .
Cosmopolitan . Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
^ Winfrey Harris, Tamara (November 7, 2016).
"The Ugliness of This Campaign Won't Go Away, No Matter What Happens Tomorrow" .
The Cut . Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
^ Winfrey Harris, Tamara (January 17, 2017).
"The Real Work of Being an Ally" .
The Cut . Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
^ Winfrey-Harris, Tamara (June 16, 2018).
"Opinion | Stop Pretending Black Midwesterners Don't Exist" .
The New York Times . Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
^ Winfrey-Harris, Tamara (June 14, 2020).
"The Reckoning Will Be Incomplete Without Black Women and Girls" .
The Atlantic . Retrieved August 6, 2020 .
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