Tarana Burke and Dr. Bren-rown bring together a dynamic group of Black writers, organisers, artists, academics and cultural figures to discuss the topics the two have dedicated their lives to understanding and teaching: vulnerability and shame resilience.
Contributions by Kiese Laymon, Imani Perry, Laverne Cox, Jason Reynolds, Austin Channing Brown, and more.
It started as a text between two friends.
Tarana Burke, founder of the ''me too.'' Movement, texted researcher and writer Bren-rown to see if she was free to jump on a call. Bren-ssumed that Tarana wanted to talk about wallpaper. They had been trading home decorating inspiration boards in their last text conversation so Bren-tarted scrolling to find her latest Pinterest pictures when the phone rang.
But it was immediately clear to Bren-hat the conversation wasn''t going to be about wallpaper. Tarana''s hello was serious and she hesitated for a bit before saying, "Bren-you know your w