Episode #4: The Power of Personal Narrative (Is there a memoir in you?)

Join host Elisa Camahort Page and guests Tamara Winfrey Harris and Keren Taylor, as they discuss the power of personal narrative, especially for women, and talk about the reward (and risk) of telling your truth.Show Notes:Starts at 0:30: Interview with Tamara Winfrey Harris, author of “The Sisters Are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America.” She outlines the tropes about black women that are repeated and replicated...and we discuss how to push back on those stereotypes. Starts at 20:50: Interview with Keren Taylor, Founder of WriteGirl. WriteGirl creates mentor relationships between women writers and girls to expose the girls to every form of writing, and encourage the girls to raise their own voices...with the goal of improving their educational and life outcomes.Links:Tamara Winfrey Harris: http://tamarawinfreyharris.com@whattamisaidKeren Taylor: http://writegirl.org@kerentaylor

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