Books by Myisha (Assistant Professor of Philosophy Cherry

This book is a philosophical defense of anger at racial injustice. It shows that this type of anger-what author Myisha Cherry calls Lordean rage, honoring Audre Lorde-can inspire us to change the world. For that reason, we should seek to cultivate it, rather than push it down. Crossing the terrain of moral psychology, philosophy, and current affairs, the book shows how anger at racism is an appropriate and even necessary way of valuing others, how anger canmotivate those who are outraged to engage in productive action, and how anger strengthens us to become the heroes that we have been waiting for. Beyond laying out the theory behind her case for rage, Cherry shows racially marginalized people and their allies how to better manage and channel anti-racistanger in order to affect lasting, long-awaited change.

Myisha Cherry's public philosophy podcast UnMute amplifies the work of diverse philosophers working on issues of contemporary social and political relevance by presenting provocative, stimulating, powerful, and yet relaxed interviews that anyone can understand. Gathering together 31 of these interviews, along with other materials such as illustrations, a "Say What?" glossary, and descriptions of how these thinkers first got into philosophy, the book amplifies thisimportant work even further, inviting readers from backgrounds as wide-ranging as those of the people interviewed.