Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw helped name two contested ideas in U.S. politics — intersectionality and critical race theory. Her memoir chronicles the personal and legal framework for her thinking.

Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw is a foundational legal scholar, theorist, and Civil Rights advocate, known for coining such ...

Kimberlé Crenshaw gave us the terms “intersectionality” and “critical race theory.” Her new memoir shows that she isn’t done ...

Intersectionality was first coined and defined by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989 as “the various way[s] in which race and gender interact to shape the multiple dimensions of black women’s employment ...

She coined the term ‘intersectionality’ and helped to develop critical race theory, now her life’s work is under attack by Washington’s war on ‘woke’. As her memoir is published, the legal scholar exp ...

Canton native Kimberle Crenshaw talks about her new book, her experiences as a law professor and advocating for gender equality and civil rights.

One of America’s most prominent civil rights scholars, Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw, will pay her first ever visit to the ...

*Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw‘s memoir “Backtalker: An American Memoir” is a powerful and poignant story of resilience and ...

MARTIN: That's Professor Kimberle Crenshaw. She's a professor of law at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Columbia Law School. Her latest book is called "Backtalker." Professor Kimberle ...

The inspiring life of the Black American activist and legal scholar who changed the way the world thinks about race ...

This month’s new releases include ‘Abundance’ by Hafeez Lakhani, ‘Backtalker: An American Memoir’ by Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw and ‘Electric Shamans at the Festival of the Sun’ by Mónica Ojeda ...

Intersectionality is easily one of the most powerful forces driving American political debate and policy in 2025. And because of its higher-level academic origins, the majority of voters on either ...