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Dr. Jerry Goodwin
Tamika D. Mallory is co-founder of the Women’s March on Washington and the youngest to serve as executive director of the National Action Network. Photo Provided
Tamika D. Mallory, a noted civil rights activist and author of the newly released “I Lived to Tell the Story: A Memoir of Love, Legacy, and Resilience,” will appear in Tulsa for a book signing on Feb. 19.
Mallory will participate in a forum and personal book signing at All Souls Unitarian Church, 2952 S. Peoria Ave. beginning at 7 p.m.
She is co-founder of the Women’s March on Washington and Until Freedom, and the youngest executive director of the National Action Network. The National Urban League identifies Until Freedom as an intersectional social justice organization that addresses systemic racial injustice.
A native of Bronx, New York, Mallory previously published a national bestseller, “State of Emergency” (1921) – a commentary on the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd.
A member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., she is recognized as an activist and advocate of gun control, feminism, and the Black Lives Matter movement.
In her book, “I Lived to Tell the Story,” Mallory shares her battles against physical and political violence and personal and professional crises. These are battles that “she’d (fought) all her life…(against) forces intent on keeping her silent,” according to the publisher’s comments on the author.
She uses the book to discuss several critical moments in her life. They include teen pregnancies, abortion, the loss of her son’s father to gun violence, mom guilt, education, imposter syndrome, the pleasures and pain of leading the Women’s March on Washington, the face of America’s 2020 Summer of Protest, and false claims of antisemitism.
The book is currently available at Magic City Books (221 E. Archer, Tulsa)
For more information, visit tamikadmallory.com.
