Anna Malaika Tubbs
Anna Malaika Tubbs is one of the youngest academics—and women—in history to hit the New York Times nonfiction list—not just once, but twice. Achieving back-to-back bestsellers by the age of 33 is a nearly unheard-of distinction that cements her as a leading multidisciplinary expert on race, gender, and equity.
With a Ph.D. in Sociology and a Master’s in Multidisciplinary Gender Studies from the University of Cambridge, and a Bachelor’s in Medical Anthropology from Stanford University, Anna translates her academic knowledge into clear and engaging stories. Her first book, The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of MLK Jr, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation, came out in 2021, and her second book, Erased: What American Patriarchy Has Hidden From Us, came out in May of 2025.
Her cultural impact extends across both print and broadcast media; she has been featured on The View, CBS This Morning, and Good Morning America, and her articles have been published by TIME Magazine, New York Magazine, Newsweek, and The Guardian. 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.
In this episode, we talk about American Patriarchy and how we got here. We also discuss ways we can dismantle patriarchy in our own lives right now as we call in Matriarchy Now.
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