Author Voices: Mikki Kendall

Large Meeting Room. “A rousing call to action... It should be required reading for everyone.” — Gabrielle Union, author of We’re Going to Need More Wine Join us for an after-hours event with best-selling author of Hood Feminism, diversity consultant, and feminist Mikki Kendall. Mikki will discuss how mainstream feminists often overlook racism, poverty, health disparities, and more as feminist issues. This hybrid event can be livestreamed online or attended in person at Federal Way Library. Free books will be available in person while supplies last. Registration is not required to attend in person, but space is limited. Doors open at 6:15pm. Please register for a link to the livestream. If you do not see a confirmation email, please check your junk or spam folder. About the Author: Mikki Kendall Mikki Kendall is a writer, diversity consultant, and occasional feminist who talks about intersectionality, policing, gender, sexual assault, and other current events. She has discussed race, feminism, education, food politics, police violence, tech, and pop culture at institutions and universities across the country. Her essays can be found at major publications across the globe. She is the author of "Hood Feminism", a NYT Best Seller. About the Moderator: Ijeoma Oluo Ijeoma Oluo is a writer, speaker and internet yeller. She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race, Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America and, most recently National Bestseller, BE A REVOLUTION: How Everyday People are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World - and How You Can, Too. Her work on race has been featured in The Guardian, The New York Times and The Washington Post, among many other publications. This program is made possible by the KCLS Foundation.