Michelle Alexander
Type: Person
As of November 2026, Michelle Alexander has been mentioned in one podcast episode on We Can Do Hard Things (Sep 2025). Cited for an essay (written during the first Trump administration) that provides a moral/political metaphor ('the river' vs 'the dam') supporting the episode’s activism framework.
Michelle Alexander is an American writer, attorney, and civil rights activist. She is best known for her 2010 book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. Since 2018, she has been an opinion columnist for the New York Times.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Sep 2025 on We Can Do Hard Things |
| Role | Civil rights advocate, legal scholar, author |
| Affiliation | The New Jim Crow (author); academia/legal advocacy (not specified in transcript) |
Who talks about Michelle Alexander on podcasts?
Michelle Alexander came up; the most recent mention was Sep 2025 on We Can Do Hard Things.