Unrig the Game
What Women of Color Can Teach Everyone About Winning
Vanessa Priya Daniel
- **A
- much-needed
- playbook
- to
- supporting
- and
- retaining
- women
- of
- color
- in
- leadership
- roles
- to
- create
- lasting
- change
- in
- the
- world,
- from
- a
- former
- labor
- and
- community
- organizer
- and
- founder
- of
- one
- of
- the
- nation’s
- premier
- funders
- of
- women
- of
- color-led
- organizations.“A
- balm
- and
- an
- inspiration.”—Ai-jen
- Poo,
- president
- of
- the
- National
- Domestic
- Workers
- Alliance
- and
- director
- of
- Caring
- Across
- Generations**In
- the
- U.S.,
- many
- of
- the
- most
- significant
- social
- justice
- victories
- of
- our
- time
- have
- been
- spearheaded
- by
- women
- of
- color
- leaders.
- From
- the
- streets,
- to
- the
- ballot
- box,
- to
- elected
- office,
- no
- other
- demographic
- group
- stands
- up
- more
- consistently
- and
- unequivocally
- for
- human
- rights,
- democracy,
- and
- the
- planet.
- Remarkably,
- they’ve
- accomplished
- this
- despite
- conditions—in
- their
- fields
- and
- organizations—that
- make
- leadership
- uniquely
- treacherous
- for
- them.
- For
- women
- of
- color
- leaders,
- the
- game
- is
- rigged.
- How
- much
- more
- could
- humanity
- be
- winning
- if
- we
- unrigged
- it?
- What
- might
- be
- possible,
- in
- this
- clutch
- moment
- of
- history,
- with
- so
- much
- on
- the
- line,
- if
- movements
- stopped
- benching
- our
- best
- in
- ways
- that
- negatively
- impact
- the
- scoreboard
- for
- everybody?Unrig
- the
- Game
- equips
- us
- to
- support
- effective
- women
- of
- color
- leaders
- so
- we
- can
- all
- win.
- A
- former
- community
- and
- union
- organizer
- who
- started
- one
- of
- the
- largest
- foundations
- to
- resource
- women
- of
- color-led
- organizing,
- Vanessa
- Priya
- Daniel
- draws
- on
- candid
- interviews
- with
- forty-five
- prominent
- women
- of
- color
- movement
- leaders,
- along
- with
- her
- own
- experience
- at
- the
- helm
- of
- an
- organization,
- to
- offer
- an
- on-the-ground
- perspective
- of
- the
- obstacles
- leaders
- face,
- how
- they
- navigate
- them,
- and
- how
- allies
- can
- show
- up.
- Daniel
- highlights
- the
- unique
- strengths
- and
- “superpowers”
- these
- leaders
- bring
- to
- the
- fight
- for
- social
- change,
- while
- debunking
- the
- myth
- that
- identity
- alone
- makes
- a
- transformative
- leader.For
- women
- of
- color
- leaders,
- this
- book
- is
- a
- balm,
- a
- sister
- circle,
- and
- a
- master
- class.
- For
- everyone,
- it
- is
- an
- essential
- tool
- to
- realize
- the
- world
- we
- all deserve.
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