Morgan Jerkins Vulnerable Bravery

Published: June 1, 2018, 1:15 a.m.

Morgan Jerkins, author of This Will Be My Undoing, talks with co-hosts Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher about tackling the personal as political as a black woman author in these troubled times, nuancing what each of those terms mean. Morgan also talks about the struggle that all writers face \u2013 the voices inside our heads telling us that we can\u2019t or shouldn\u2019t \u2013 and how she found the balance between acknowledging vulnerability while embracing bravery. \nAlso, Ijeoma Oluo returns to recommend Daniel Jose Older's young adult Shadowshaper series.