Deepa Iyer- Pledge to Disrupt

Deepa Iyer is many things: lawyer, professor, and writer. But above all, she is an activist. Arjun and I were fortunate enough to speak with this enlightened YOUNG woman on this week's episode. We begin the discussion with a talk about her book: "We too Sing America". We discuss the inspiration for the book, some of the people she wrote about (including a future guest of the show), and what she learned from the process of writing. We also discuss the passion of the younger generation she see encounters at the University of Maryland, and how she has helped stoked the fires of activism within them. We then chart Deepa's path to becoming such a racially aware, dedicated, and inspirational YOUNG activist. We close the discussion with a pledge to action and/or inaction from Arjun and myself. Please listen in to an extremely intelligent and passionate woman, who, as our first interview in D.C., set the tone for a series of amazing interviews from our nation's capital.