Stepping Into Truth: Conversations on Race, Gender, and Social Justice

 Talking with Author and Activist
Anjali Enjeti

Season 3 Episode 11

Anjali Enjeti

Anjali Enjeti and I had this great conversation all the way back in June. We talked about the election, about Black Lives Matter, about the role of race in American Literature and more.

Given that the election is over it might seem odd to even think about it now but this conversation will expand how you see the way that voting plays into sustaining systemic racism which matters so much because there are more elections to come and the efforts to make voting harder are constantly being ramped up.

But my favorite part of the conversation is talking with Anjali about shifts that we’re seeing in our engagement with the whole subject of race and how we can make our stand for anti racism broader and deeper in our lives. Also, we discuss the problems with To Kill a Mockingbird and other American classics.

Have a listen without the tension of wondering who is going to win the Presidential race and find a deeper understanding of where we are and what needs to be done.

Anjali Enjeti is a former attorney, journalist and activist who writes about voting rights, immigration and politics. Her work has appeared in mediums Zora Magazine, Al Jazeera, The Washington Post, The Nation and elsewhere. Her debut novel is forthcoming from Hub City Press and her essay collection will be forthcoming from the University of Georgia press. She teaches creative writing in the MFA program of Reinhardt University, and lives outside of Atlanta with her family.

For a written transcript of this conversation click here.

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Harmonica music courtesy of a friend