Tamika D. Mallory Talks New Book ‘State of Emergency: How We Win in the Country We Built’
Mallory discusses her book 'State of Emergency: How We Win in the Country We Built,' detailing her journey from street life to activism and the rigorous process of writing under tight deadlines.summaryWriting Process: Mallory completed her book in an aggressive timeframe to coincide with the one-year anniversary of her speech in Minneapolis after George Floyd's death, working four-hour blocks every other day with a cotakeawayTarget Audience: The book is intentionally written for 'Cardi B-style' individuals—those who care about issues but feel excluded from traditional activist spaces due to lack of academic language or perceived imperfectiontakeaway














