Veronica Chambers is the editor for Narrative Projects at The New York Times. She is a prolific author, best known for the New York Times-bestseller
Finish the Fight!, which was named a best book of the year by
The Washington Post, the New York Public Library, and others. Her other works include the critically acclaimed memoir
Mama's Girl,
Shirley Chisholm Is a Verb, and the anthologies
The Meaning of Michelle-a collection by writers celebrating former first lady Michelle Obama-and
Queen Bey: A Celebration of the Power and Creativity of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. Born in Panama and raised in Brooklyn, she writes often about her Afro-Latina heritage. She speaks, reads, and writes Spanish, but she is truly fluent in Spanglish. You can find her online at
veronicachambers.com or on Twitter and Instagram @vvchambers.
