Juanita Tolliver on ‘A More Perfect Party: The Night Shirley Chisholm and Diahann Carroll Reshaped Politics’

Larry is joined by journalist and MSNBC political analyst Juanita Tolliver to discuss her new book, A More Perfect Party: The Night Shirley Chisholm and Diahann Carroll Reshaped Politics. They begin their conversation by talking about what inspired Tolliver to write about the legendary political fundraiser and shining a light on the many influential luminaries that were in attendance, including Huey Newton, Flip Wilson, and Berry Gordy. After the break, Larry and Juanita talk about the converging ideologies that aligned themselves with Chisholm’s groundbreaking campaign and draw comparisons between her and Kamala Harris’s recent bid for the presidency (30:19). Juanita ends the pod by contemplating who could fill Shirley Chisholm’s revolutionary shoes in today’s politics and sharing some of the favorite things she learned while researching the book (46:03).

Host: Larry Wilmore
Guest: Juanita Tolliver
Producer: Chris Sutton