Tamara Winfrey-Harris Explained

Tamara Winfrey-Harris
Birth Place:	Gary, Indiana, U.S.
Education:	Iowa State University, Greenlee School of Journalism
Notable Works:	The Sisters Are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America
Website:	www.tamarawinfreyharris.com

Tamara Winfrey-Harris is an American author, columnist and speaker.^{[1] [2]} Her writing topics include politics, pop culture, race, and gender.

Early life and education

Winfrey-Harris is from Gary, Indiana. She received a BA from the Greenlee School of Journalism at Iowa State University.^[3]

Career

Winfrey-Harris' first book, The Sisters Are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America was published in May 2015. The book won the Phyllis Wheatley Award, the IndieFab Award, and Independent Publishers' Living Now Award and IPPY Award.^[3] Her next book, Dear Black Girl: Letters From Your Sisters on Stepping Into Your Power, is planned to be released in March 2021.^[4]

Winfrey-Harris has spoken on NPR's Weekend Edition^[5] and Janet Mock's So Popular on MSNBC.^[6] In 2018, she delivered the keynote address at the Arts Council of Indianapolis' Let's Eat Conference about the business of art.^[7]

She is the Vice President of Community Leadership & Effective Philanthropy at the Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF).^[8]

In 2021, Winfrey-Harris appeared on Storybound (podcast), accompanied by an original Storybound remix with Au Revoir Simone.^[9]

Works

Books

• The Sisters Are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. . May 22, 2015.^[10]
• Dear Black Girl: Letters From Your Sisters on Stepping Into Your Power. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. To be published in March 2021.

Bitch columns

Winfrey-Harris has written a series of columns in Bitch, especially including a series called Some of us are Brave.^{[3] [11]}

Other publications

• "Singled Out". Ms. April 18, 2012.^[12]
• "A Twerk Too Far". The American Prospect. September 5, 2013.^[13]
• "Black Like Who? Rachel Dolezal's Harmful Masquerade". The New York Times. June 16, 2015.^[14]
• "A Woman's Worth: Bill Cosby and Beyond". Ebony. October 20, 2015.^[15]
• "What We Get Wrong About Black Women's Sexuality". Cosmopolitan. February 20, 2016.^[16]
• "The Ugliness of This Campaign Won't Go Away, No Matter What Happens Tomorrow". The Cut. November 7, 2016.^[17]
• "The Real Work of Being an Ally". The Cut. January 17, 2017.^[18]
• "Stop Pretending Black Midwesterners Don't Exist". The New York Times. June 16, 2018.^[19]
• "The Reckoning Will Be Incomplete Without Black Women and Girls". The Atlantic. June 14, 2020.^[20]

Notes and References

1. News: Tamara Winfrey Harris at Bluestockings. . August 4, 2015 . 2018-07-23. en.
2. News: A conversation with Tamara Winfrey Harris, author of 'The Sisters Are Alright'. The Washington Post. en. 2018-07-23 . July 29, 2015 . Soraya Nadia . McDonald.
3. Web site: Tamara Winfrey-Harris . Tamara Winfrey Harris personal website . 2020-08-06.
4. Web site: Winfrey Harris . Tamara . Dear Black Girl: Letters From Your Sisters on Stepping Into Your Power. 2020-08-06. Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
5. Web site: Tamara Winfrey Harris. 2020-08-04. . May 9, 2020 . en-us.
6. Web site: Author Tamara Winfrey Harris on her new book. 2020-08-04. . en.
7. Web site: Let's Eat Conference. 2020-08-04. Arts Council of Indianapolis. en-gb.
8. Web site: Our People. 2020-08-04. Central Indiana Community Foundation. en-US.
9. Web site: Announcing Season 4 of the Storybound Podcast . June 10, 2021.
10. Book: Winfrey Harris, Tamara . The Sisters Are Alright . 2020-08-04 . May 22, 2015. Berrett-Koehler Publishers . 9781626563513.
11. Web site: Tamara Winfrey Harris . . 2020-08-07.
12. Web site: Singled Out . Tami . Winfrey Harris . . 2020-08-04. April 18, 2012.
13. Web site: Winfrey Harris. Tamara . September 5, 2013 . A Twerk Too Far. 2020-08-04. The American Prospect. en-us.
14. News: Winfrey Harris. Tamara . June 16, 2015. Opinion Black Like Who? Rachel Dolezal's Harmful Masquerade. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-08-04.
15. Web site: Winfrey Harris. Tamara . October 20, 2015 . A Woman's Worth: Bill Cosby and Beyond. 2020-08-04. Ebony. en-US.
16. Web site: Winfrey Harris. Tamara . February 20, 2016 . What We Get Wrong About Black Women's Sexuality. 2020-08-04. . en-US.
17. Web site: November 7, 2016 . Winfrey Harris . Tamara . The Ugliness of This Campaign Won't Go Away, No Matter What Happens Tomorrow. 2020-08-04. The Cut. en-us.
18. Web site: Winfrey Harris. Tamara . The Real Work of Being an Ally. January 17, 2017. 2020-08-04. The Cut. en-us.
19. News: Tamara . Winfrey-Harris. Opinion Stop Pretending Black Midwesterners Don't Exist . . 2018-07-23. en . June 16, 2018.
20. Web site: Winfrey-Harris. Tamara . June 14, 2020 . The Reckoning Will Be Incomplete Without Black Women and Girls. 2020-08-06. The Atlantic. en-US.