ANNA MALAIKA TUBBS is a multidisciplinary expert on current and historical understandings of race, gender, and equity. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University with a BA in anthropology, Anna earned her MA in gender studies and her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Cambridge as a Bill and Melinda Gates Cambridge Scholar. She lives with her husband, Michael Tubbs, and their children Michael Malakai and Nehemiah Neven.
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"This dynamic blend of biography and manifesto centers on Louise
Little, Alberta King, and Berdis Baldwin--the mothers of,
respectively, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., and James
Baldwin--women whose legacies, as Tubbs notes, have been
overlooked. Using them as a window into the varieties of Black
American experience.... Tubbs's book stands against the women's
erasure, a monument to their historical importance. As Malcolm X
put it, 'All our achievements are mom's.'" --The New Yorker's
"Briefly Noted" column "This ambitious book reframes African
American history, supplying the female Black experience as a
much-needed perspective." --The Washington Post
"Tubbs's portrait is an intimate narrative that aims to link not
only Little, King and Baldwin, but all Black mothers... the
intersections she highlights are beautiful." --The New York Times
Book Review "An engrossing triple biography of Alberta King, mother
of Martin Luther King Jr.; Louise Little, mother of Malcom X; and
Berdis Baldwin, mother of James Baldwin... Tubbs skillfully draws
parallels between each woman's story, and vividly captures the
early years of the civil rights movement. This immersive history
gives credit where it's long overdue."--Publishers Weekly "Tubbs
does a masterful job of interweaving the facts of these women's
lives into the evolving social and political histories of civil
rights, including accounts of the horrific injustices suffered by
women of color."--Booklist (starred review) "Tubbs's connection to
these women is palpable on the page -- as both a mother and a
scholar of the impact Black motherhood has had on America. Through
Tubbs's writing, Berdis, Alberta, and Louise's stories sing. Theirs
is a history forgotten that begs to be told, and Tubbs tells it
brilliantly."
--Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Be
an Antiracist and National Book Award winner Stamped from the
Beginning "The Three Mothers is a fascinating exploration into the
lives of three women ignored by history after raising sons who
helped shape a movement. By tracing the intellectual, political,
and emotional strands of each woman's life, Anna Malaika Tubbs
uncovers hidden complexities within black motherhood that
illuminate our understanding of the past while also shedding light
on the overlooked contributions of black women today. An
eye-opening, engrossing read!"
--Brit Bennett, New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing
Half and The Mothers "The Three Mothers tells a captivating story
of women traumatized by the nation they and their sons would
ultimately help transform.... There's no doubt that [it] will be at
the forefront of that changing conversation about Black
womanhood."--Destiny Birdsong, BookPage "Anna Malaika Tubbs does
what Black women do best: hold up the light in darkness, calling us
all to do our work. The light Alberta, Louise and Berdis deserve is
finally shining on them, not only as mothers, but as women whose
lives and examples can stir up the gift in all of us. When we tell
the stories of Black women with the sharp truth and clarity Anna
has, we can better honor the past and find guidance for the
struggles of today. Anna is a powerful storyteller, and we should
all be grateful she chose to tell this story."
--Brittany Packnett Cunningham, co-host of Pod Save the People and
co-founder of Campaign Zero
"In excavating the life stories of the mothers who reared three of
the most central figures in the struggle for civil rights, Anna
Malaika Tubbs provides a profound reflection on the contours of
Black freedom in the twentieth century and beyond. The Three
Mothers is an essential celebration of Black women, one that
illuminates the history of racism and resistance in critical new
ways. A timely and important book."
-- Elizabeth Hinton, author of From the War on Poverty to the War
on Crime
"Anna Malaika Tubbs' magnificent debut The Three Mothers is an
intimate explication of motherhood as the shoulders upon which
children stand. Yes, it is a biographical sketch of the Black women
who erected strong foundations for their would-be famous sons while
going largely un-recognized themselves, but it's also a love letter
to these three particular Black women; a scholarly rejection of the
trope of Black woman as conquered victim; and a literary
declaration that Black women know best how to survive in this
broken world while actively mending it for everyone."
--Julie Lythcott-Haims, New York Times bestselling author of How to
Raise an Adult and Real American "Tubbs debuts with an engrossing
triple biography of Alberta King, mother of Martin Luther King Jr.;
Louise Little, mother of Malcom X; and Berdis Baldwin, mother of
James Baldwin.... Tubbs skillfully draws parallels between each
woman's story, and vividly captures the early years of the civil
rights movement. This immersive history gives credit where it's
long overdue."
--Publishers Weekly "an intimate narrative that aims to link not
only Little, King, and Baldwin, but all Black mothers."--
New York Times Book Review "This ambitious book reframes African
American history, supplying the female Black experience as a
much-needed perspective." --The Washington Post
"a great examination of a rarely-told triple story you'll love."
--The Miami Times
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