Anna Malaika Tubbs
Anna Malaika Tubbs
Anna Malaika Tubbs is a 2x New York Times bestselling author and multidisciplinary expert on current and historical understandings of race, gender, and equity. With a Ph.D. in Sociology and a Masters in Multidisciplinary Gender Studies from the University of Cambridge in addition to a Bachelors in Medical Anthropology from Stanford University, Anna translates her academic knowledge into stories that are clear and engaging. Her articles have been published by TIME Magazine, New York Magazine, CNN, Newsweek, The Guardian, and others.
Her first book The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of MLK Jr, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation came out in 2021. The book has received critical acclaim and has been featured in Oprah Daily, People Magazine, USA Today, The Skimm, Fortune Magazine, MSNBC, CBS, C-Span, NPR, Forbes, The 19th News, GMA.com, Yahoo News, The Washington Post, Southern Living Magazine, and more. Her second book Erased: What American Patriarchy Has Hidden From Us came out in May of 2025.
Her 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. Anna Malaika Tubbs lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their three kids.
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The new book from the New York Times bestselling author of The Three Mothers.
In Erased, Anna Malaika Tubbs recovers all that American patriarchy has tried to destroy.
Patriarchy has oppressed women and denied their contributions worldwide, but the United States of America has its own unique gendered hierarchy. Dr. Anna...Read More
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New York Times Bestseller
“This dynamic blend of biography and manifesto centers on Louise Little, Alberta King, and Berdis Baldwin . . . Tubbs’s book stands against the women’s erasure, a monument to their historical importance.”
—The New Yorker
"Tubbs' connection to these women is palpable on th...Read More
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New York Times Bestseller
“This dynamic blend of biography and manifesto centers on Louise Little, Alberta King, and Berdis Baldwin . . . Tubbs’s book stands against the women’s erasure, a monument to their historical importance.”
—The New Yorker
"Tubbs' connection to these women is palpable on th...Read More
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Tell Our Story Because They Won’t
Anna discusses the need for members of oppressed groups to find ways to tell our story, our side, our perspective—otherwise we are erased and/or misrepresented. This is the case for women, women of color, marginalized youth, and more.
The Power of Motherhood
Anna flips the narrative around motherhood being something that is oppressive, something that takes away agency, and instead points to the influence and power of mothers. Anna does so while also addressing the lack of support and appreciation mothers receive that makes the role a difficult one. Anna emphasizes how women can reclaim their power.
See the World through the Eyes of Black Mothers
The Three Mothers addresses the ways in which Black people are treated as less than human and how Black women give life through various means whether through literal motherhood or through their art and activism. Black women see possibilities for a world that recognizes all of our humanity and celebrates all our differences. And by visualizing this and teaching their children about their vision, they help to make it a reality. This perspective translates into the way Black women vote and the way they influence national policy.
We Will Not be Erased
Anna addresses the way that women and women of color more specifically are often disregarded in our telling of history and even in day-to-day interactions now. This talk shines light on why this erasure happens and how we’ve stood/continue to stand against it.
The Power of Recognition
Anna highlights the importance of seeing people and people feeling seen. Seeing someone is humanizing them. Anna’s book The Three Mothers shines light on three women who have been hidden but it also asks us to pay attention to who we are forgetting and denying recognition to today.
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“‘I knew how dangerous things could become’: the perils of childbirth as a Black woman”
“Meet Stockton’s Impactful First Partner”
“Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips: Passing the Baton”
“Alberta King, Martin Luther King Jr.’s Mother, Made Her Own Contributions to Civil Rights”
“Three Women Who Helped Their Sons Become Civil Rights Icons”
“‘The Three Mothers’ honors the women who made Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin”
The Three Mothers is a New York Times Editors’ Pick
“23 best biographies and memoirs about inspiring women”
The Three Mothers is an Amazon Editors’ Pick
“Dr. Anna Tubbs’s scholarship, research, and activism, addressing the lives of Black mothers, makes visible the untold histories of women who are the foundational caregivers and changemakers in our society. Her scholarship is critical to helping us magnify how history is told. Dr. Anna Tubbs’s scholarship, research, and activism, addressing the lives and social conditions of Black mothers, makes visible the hidden histories of women. From this POV, we all benefit.”
— Amy W. Hufnagel, Harriet Beecher Stowe CenterBook This Speaker
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