Activist and author Lisa Sharon Harper spent three decades researching ten generations of her family’s story through DNA research, oral histories, interviews and genealogical records. That research is the basis of her new book, Fortune: How Race Broke My Family and the World—and How to Repair It. In this episode, Lisa Sharon Harper and Jonathan  Rogers discuss truth-seeking, truth-telling, forgiveness, and repair.

<p>Activist and author <a href="https://lisasharonharper.com/">Lisa Sharon Harper</a> spent three decades researching ten generations of her family&rsquo;s story through DNA research, oral histories, interviews and genealogical records. That research is the basis of her new book, <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781587435270"><em>Fortune: How Race Broke My Family and the World&mdash;and How to Repair It</em>.</a> In this episode, Lisa Sharon Harper and Jonathan&nbsp; Rogers discuss truth-seeking, truth-telling, forgiveness, and repair.</p>

Conversations with writers about writing, hosted by Jonathan Rogers.

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