Malaika Adero

Who Am I?

My Mission & My Jobs

The purpose of my life and my work is centered in love and a desire to contribute to the wellbeing of myself, others, and the universe of which we are a part, Earth in particular. I'm passionate about making things that are useful and beautiful; and about practices that nourish and support our minds, bodies, and souls. Mediums and platforms for the creation and documentation of stories is at the center of my professional work as a writer, book developer, folkloric dancer, craftsperson, and artist. As a landowner, I also garden and develop spaces for me and my community to live and work.

I founded and own a literary agency and book development firm called Adero's Literary Tribe, LLC and hold a position as an Executive Editor for AUWA Books, an imprint within the MCD division of publisher Farrar, Straus, & Giroux (a division of Macmillan). AUWA is founded by Ahmir Thompson aka Questlove.

Vice President Kamala Harris: Her Path to the White House

published December 2021

When Kamala Harris was sworn in as the 49th vice president of the United States on January 20, 2021, she made history as the first woman, first Black person, first South Asian American, and first Caribbean American to hold this--the second highest office in the land.

I took the commission to write the narrative which accompanies this collection of photographs not only because I am a professional writer, editor, reader who loves photography as well, but because I am one of the masses of Black women who understand the value that we bring to the world and are in a constant state of wonder at why the ruling classes of America and beyond are so slow to understand the benefits of our beauty and our power.

Published by Union Square Press

Available at most places where books are sold, including Barnes & Noble (owner of Union Square, formerly Sterling Press), Amazon, and independent booksellers such as www.aalbc.com, Hueman Bookstore, and many more.

Vice President Kamala Harris: Her Path to the White House

by Malaika Adero

The story of Kamala Harris, I learned in the research for this book is emblematic of the power of the Black feminine, Black cultures, and makes the case for why we as Black people and women need not stand back and defer to others but rather step up as high as we want to be.

Published by Sterling Press

Available at most places where books are sold, including Barnes & Noble (owner of Sterling), Amazon, and independent booksellers such as www.aalbc.com, HueMan Bookstore, and many more. (I'll add a bookstore listing as confirmations come in.

A Black Woman Did That: 43 Boundary-breaking, Bar Raising, World-changing Women by Malaika Adero, Illustrated by Chante Timothy

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More published work

The Mother of Black Hollywood (Amistad/Harper Collins 2017)

This is the memoir of actor Jenifer Lewis with me as writer/collaborator. The book shares her experience living with a bi-polar diagnosis and in show business. She is of course a beloved and iconic star of stage and screen--a force of nature.

Speak, So You Can Speak Again: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston

I was the ghostwriter, responsible for the text in this beautiful interactive book authored by Dr. Lucy Hurston, representing the Hurston family estate. The book, published by Doubleday is out-of-print.

Up South: Stories, Studies, and Letters of This Century's African American Migrations

This anthology of original and secondary sources on the Great Migration, published by The New Press in 1992/3 is my first book-length publication and among the first of many that would explore the out-migration of Blacks from the south out to every corner of the country, since emancipation.

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Malaika Adero

Art, Culture, activism in service to people &the planet

Who Am I?

My Mission & My Jobs

How & Where to Find Me

A Black Woman Did That: 43 Boundary-breaking, Bar Raising, World-changing Women by Malaika Adero, Illustrated by Chante Timothy

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More published work

The Mother of Black Hollywood (Amistad/Harper Collins 2017)

Speak, So You Can Speak Again: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston

Up South: Stories, Studies, and Letters of This Century's African American Migrations

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My life in Books, Culture, and Community

Other published work by me

A Black Woman Did That

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Art, Culture, activism in service to people &the planet

Who Am I?

My Mission & My Jobs

How & Where to Find Me

A Black Woman Did That: 43 Boundary-breaking, Bar Raising, World-changing Women by Malaika Adero, Illustrated by Chante Timothy

Grab interest

More published work

The Mother of Black Hollywood (Amistad/Harper Collins 2017)

Speak, So You Can Speak Again: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston

Up South: Stories, Studies, and Letters of This Century's African American Migrations

Promote current deals

My life in Books, Culture, and Community

Other published work by me

A Black Woman Did That

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