Today I'm bringing you an interview with the author of a new book -- out today! -- that I can't recommend highly enough. The book is The Wake Up, and the author is Michelle MiJung Kim. The Wake Up is an important and necessary book for our times, about how we can take all of our do-gooder intentions and make real progress in fighting the status quo, while avoiding the harm that all too often accompanies good intentions. The book is practical and instructive, and raw and vulnerable, all at the same time. It belongs on your bookshelf next to Ijeoma Oluo and Dr. Ibram Kendi's essential books. Do yourself a favor and find a way to get your hands on it ASAP. Until then, here's a conversation that I absolutely loved with Michelle. Enjoy!
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Links from the show:
- Michelle MiJung Kim's site
- The Wake Up on Bookshop.org
- The Wake Up on Indiebound (lets you order from your local store)
- 125 Black-owned bookstores you can shop from
- We Do This Til We Free Us on Bookshop.org
- Wallet Activism on Bookshop.org
- Bonuses for pre-ordering Wallet Activism
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