Ms. Book Club

Welcome to the Ms. Book Club! Join authors as they delve into feminist books exploring topics ranging from the child welfare system to human rights to the intersections of race and the law. Today, we're joined by acclaimed historian Keisha N. Blain to discuss her forthcoming book Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights. In Without Fear , she tells the stories of remarkable wo...

Welcome to the Ms. Book Club! Join authors as they delve into feminist books exploring topics ranging from the child welfare system to human rights to the intersections of race and the law. Today, we're joined by Professor Dorothy Roberts, author of The Mixed Marriage Project, A Memoir of Love, Race and Family. The Mixed Marriage Project traces Roberts' own childhood as the daughter of a...

Welcome to the Ms. Book Club! Join authors as they delve into feminist books exploring topics ranging from the child welfare system to human rights to the intersections of race and the law. Today, we're joined by Khiara M. Bridges to discuss her recent book Expecting Inequity: How the Maternal Health Crisis Affects Even the Wealthiest Black Americans. Bridges draws on two years of participant...

Welcome to the Ms. Book Club! Join authors as they delve into feminist books exploring topics ranging from the child welfare system to human rights to the intersections of race and the law. Today, we're joined by Patricia J. Williams to discuss her recent book The Miracle of the Black Leg: Notes on Race, Human Bodies, and the Spirit of the Law. Beginning with a jaw-dropping rumination on a ce...

Torn Apart is the inaugural podcast in our Ms. Book Club Series. Hosted and co-produced by Professor Dorothy Roberts, this limited series podcast in four parts is based on her award-winning book, Torn Apart.  In the podcast, she examines the child welfare system and advocates for abolishing family policing and reimagining child welfare.  Tune in to hear the voices of impacted families, family defe...

Torn Apart is the inaugural podcast in our Ms. Book Club Series. Hosted and co-produced by Professor Dorothy Roberts, this limited series podcast in four parts is based on her award-winning book, Torn Apart.  In the podcast, she examines the child welfare system and advocates for abolishing family policing and reimagining child welfare.  Tune in to hear the voices of impacted families, family defe...

Torn Apart is the inaugural podcast in our Ms. Book Club Series. Hosted and co-produced by Professor Dorothy Roberts, this limited series podcast in four parts is based on her award-winning book, Torn Apart.  In the podcast, she examines the child welfare system and advocates for abolishing family policing and reimagining child welfare.  Tune in to hear the voices of impacted families, family defe...

Torn Apart is the inaugural podcast in our Ms. Book Club Series. Hosted and co-produced by Professor Dorothy Roberts, this limited series podcast in four parts is based on her award-winning book, Torn Apart.  In the podcast, she examines the child welfare system and advocates for abolishing family policing and reimagining child welfare.  Tune in to hear the voices of impacted families, family defe...

Welcome to Torn Apart, a podcast hosted by Professor Dorothy Roberts.  Journey with her as she brings listeners front and center with the oppressive child protection system and what we need to do to reimagine child welfare. Hear from families at the center of this travesty as she welcomes guests and narrates this gripping series.  Launching November 13th at Ms. Magazine.