Storyteller

Anna is a New York Times bestselling author who has published articles on topics ranging from celebrating motherhood to addressing the forced sterilization of Black women as well as the importance of feminism, intersectionality, and inclusivity. Her work has been featured in TIME Magazine, New York Magazine, CNN, Motherly, the Huffington Post, For Harriet, The Guardian, Darling Magazine, and Blavity. Her first book, titled The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation, was published by Flatiron Books in February of 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 storytelling career has only just begun. She recently signed a major two-book deal for her next two non-fictions with Flatiron Books. She is also working on a novel, a children’s book series, and screen projects. Her next book, Erased: What American Patriarchy Has Hidden From Us, will be released in May of 2025. 

BOOKs

Erased:
What American Patriarchy Has Hidden from Us

In Erased, Anna Malaika Tubbs recovers all that American patriarchy has tried to destroy.

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How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation

In her groundbreaking and essential debut The Three Mothers, scholar Anna Malaika Tubbs celebrates Black motherhood by telling the story of the three women who raised and shaped some of America’s most pivotal heroes: Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin.

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