Do I Mean It? Can I Defend It?

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"I wanna normalize somebody who looks like me showing up as exactly who they are, being excellent at their work and making the best type of trouble," she says. "For black women who are incorporate, who have to deal with the troublemaking label and it dings them on their annual reports ... I'm hoping I exist in a way that allows their lives to start getting easier." She also wants more white men especially in leadership positions to start feeling convicted about the ways and unconscious bias that allowed them to put things like aggressive in someone's annual report.

Most positive change starts with a challenge to the status quo. But going against the current and speaking up for the right thing can be a challenge–especially if you’re the only one voicing your concerns. Luvvie Ajayi Jones is a two-time New York Times bestselling author, podcast host, and a self-described professional troublemaker. In this episode, Luvvie shares why she’s reclaiming the term “troublemaker”, gives tips on gathering the courage to speak up, and explains why she thinks all of us would benefit from getting a little more comfortable with being uncomfortable.