Be a Revolution with Ijeoma Oluo

Here's Where It Gets Interesting

Sharon McMahon

Government, History, Storytelling, Education

4.9 • 15.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

In a time when people are working to better understand systems of oppression and address issues that can seem daunting, folks are left asking the question: What can I do to make an impact? Sharon is joined by speaker and #1 New York Times bestselling author, Ijeoma Oluo, for a conversation to set listeners on a path of how to do important work, right where you are. There is work that is accessible to all of us, and her new book, Be a Revolution, highlights practical and tangible ways to work for intersectional racial equity. Join us for both practical tools, and an encouraging call for action.

Special thanks to our guest, Ijeoma Oluo, for joining us today.

Host/ Executive Producer: Sharon McMahon

Audio Producer: Jenny Snyder

Production Coordinator: Andrea Champoux

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0:00.0	Hello friends, welcome.
0:05.0	Delighted to have you with me today.
0:07.2	My guest is Ijoma Luuwo, and she has written several fantastic books,
0:12.2	including her brand new book, Be a Revolution.
0:16.7	And listen, if you have ever looked around and felt like the issues we are facing are so big. I can't possibly do it. I can't possibly make an impact. I can't possibly change anything.
0:29.2	This conversation is going to set you straight. It's going to set you on the right path. So let's dive in.
0:38.4	I'm Sharon McMahon and here's where it gets interesting. I am really excited to be chatting today.
0:44.0	Thank you so much for making time to do this.
0:46.0	Thanks for having me.
0:47.0	I have read your other books and loved them
0:50.0	and could not wait to be able to speak to you
0:52.0	about your new book, Be a Revolution.
0:56.8	And first of all I love the title, I love the cover design, it's so appealing, so eye-catching.
1:02.8	When you were a little girl, were you ever like,
1:05.0	someday I'm gonna be a New York Times best-selling author?
1:08.4	I definitely wanted to be a writer.
1:09.8	I didn't know what the New York Times Best Seller list was.
1:12.4	I did not say I'm going to write
1:14.4	about systemic oppression and my supremacy. So this to me is a beautiful dream come true
1:19.0	in many ways to be able to do it. You know your book has so much wisdom in it and you are calling on the
1:26.6	wisdom of many others who do a lot of the important work of addressing things
1:31.9	like systemic racism and white supremacy and one of the things that I really loved
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