58 | Unraveling Patriarchy with Anna Malaika Tubbs: A Quest for True Democracy

Have you ever wondered why women’s stories keep disappearing from history—and what that means for our lives today?

In this episode of The Art of Badassery podcast, I talk with two-time New York Times bestselling author and sociologist Anna Malaika Tubbs about her book Erased: What American Patriarchy Has Hidden From Us and how patriarchy was intentionally designed into the United States’ founding structures to keep power with white elite men through rights like land ownership and voting. 

Anna shares how her global, nomadic upbringing shaped her belief that change is possible, and she opens up about personal hardships, including losing her mother at 29 and facing sexism, racism, and ageism in the spotlight as her husband rose in politics. We discuss how American history is a constant tug-of-war between those defending the original social order and those fighting for a real democracy, why Black women have been central to recognizing the system as constructed, why some women still defend patriarchy through proximity to power, and what it looks like to stay spiritually grounded while taking action. 

Connect with Anna Malaika Tubbs

• Website - https://annamalaikatubbs.com/
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/annamalaikatubbs
• New Book Erased: What American Patriarchy Has Hidden From US 
• First Book The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped A Nation