Meena Harris, KAMALA AND MAYA'S BIG IDEA

Meena Harris, KAMALA AND MAYA'S BIG IDEA

Meena: The book is about two sisters named Kamala and Maya. It's actually based on a true story from the childhood of my mom, Maya, and Aunt Kamala. It's a story that I heard growing up when I was a kid. It's really about two sisters coming together leaning on their community to solve a problem. It's very basic. It's about persevering in the face of no. It's about community organizing, leaning on your neighbors to make your community better, and being creative in problem-solving. What's amazing about it is through my women's brand, Phenomenal Woman, I spent basically the last three years talking to adult women about this now era, this moment that we're in post-2016, where I think many people have thought about, what can I do? How can I speak up? How can I make an impact in my own community? I always tell people that it's just about starting somewhere no matter how small. That's really what this story is about.