“We as women and women of color, are not allowed the same ability and/or grace to mess up, to get angry, to set standards, and that is really where we need to develop. None of us are infallible.” For more than a decade Tanzina Vega’s award-winning journalism has centered on inequality in the United States through the lens of race and gender. From working at the New York Times, WNYC (NPR), and CNN — she’s someone whose work we have followed for years. In the next chapter of her career, Tanzina’s work continues at the intersection of journalism, education ,and outspoken activism. In a candid conversation that goes places we didn’t expect to — we cover not just the journey of Tanzina’s personal and professional life — from growing up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan to working in some of the most influential spaces in media (often with a minority perspective) — but we understand how she approaches and navigates a world that doesn’t always give the grace it should.  LEARN ABOUT TANZINA tanzinavega.com/ twitter.com/tanzinavega muckrack.com/tanzinavega MENTIONS  ​​CNN: Where are you ‘really’ from? Try another question - cnn.com/2017/06/20/opinions/where-are-you-really-from-vega-opinion BOSTON GLOBE: “Musk is taking away people’s power with Twitter” https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/11/14/opinion/musk-is-taking-away-peoples-power-with-twitter/ FORTUNE: Black women and the glass cliff: ‘I was supposed to bring some kind of Black Girl Magic’ - https://fortune.com/2022/11/06/black-women-glass-cliff/ BOOK: We Will Not Cancel Us (Adrienne Maree Brown) https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/55608932-we-will-not-cancel-us PERSON: Oprah or Barack FILM: Bridesmaids (2011): imdb.com/title/tt1478338/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices