Author, Host, &
Political Analyst
Juanita Tolliver is a veteran strategist and analyst of politics and culture, well-known for her work as an MSNBC political analyst, a contributing host on Sirius XM Progress, and an opinion writer for The Grio. In January 2025 she released her debut nonfiction book, A More Perfect Party: The Night Shirley Chisholm and Diahann Carroll Reshaped Politics. In this gripping and timely text, she offered an unprecedented view into Shirley Chisholm’s humanity through the lens of her 1972 presidential campaign, and the importance of Black women building communities with, and for, each other. Her book has garnered coverage and features in NPR, Elle, Essence, and more. Joy-Ann Reid has described Tolliver’s work as, “A beautifully written political-social page turner.”
Previously, Juanita served as Host of Crooked Media’s What A Day podcast, and as the Director of Campaigns at the Center for American Progress Action Fund where she advised presidential and congressional campaigns, and led policy advocacy campaigns. She is a graduate of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
A More Perfect Party
A riveting account of the once-in-an-era party hosted by Diahann Carroll for Shirley Chisholm's 1972 presidential campaign, A More Perfect Party explores this monumental coming together of Huey P. Newton, Barbara Lee, Berry Gordy, David Frost, Flip Wilson, Goldie Hawn and others.
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