# Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw

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Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw’s path from ‘Backtalker’ to legal scholar

Crenshaw named two of the most contested ideas in American politics: intersectionality and critical race theory. Her new book is called ‘Backtalker: An American Memoir.’ It takes us to her childhood in Canton, Ohio, and along her path through Cornell, Harvard Law, and the University of Wisconsin ...

Kimberlé Crenshaw's Life and Work

Civil rights scholar Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, co-founder and executive director of the African American Policy Forum, founder and executive director of the Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies at Columbia Law School, distinguished professor and Promise Institute chair for hu ...

She named 'critical race theory' and 'intersectionality' and would like to explain

As academic terms like "critical race theory" have been reshaped by their use in political spheres, a conversation with someone who helped originate those ideas. On Today's Show: Civil rights scholar Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, co-founder and executive director of the African American Policy F ...

Critical Race Theory explained by its founder

There’s power in speaking truth to power — you just need the courage of your convictions. Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw is Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles, the Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law at Columbia Law School, and the cofounder and ex ...

In 'Backtalker,' Kimberlé Crenshaw turns from political theory to personal memoir

Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw is a foundational legal scholar, theorist, and Civil Rights advocate, known for coining such significant and controversial terms as intersectionality and Critical Race Theory. But what — or who — inspired her work? Crenshaw examines just this in her new memoir Backtalk ...

Her Life’s Work Became a Scapegoat. Now What?

“Intersectionality” was one of those “DEI terms” that the Trump administration and Project 2025 were eager to do away with once they got back into power. But to understand what just happened to the Voting Rights Act, a little critical race theory would go a long way.  Guest: Kimberlé Williams Cr ...

Legal scholar Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw reflects on being a 'Backtalker' and its consequences

Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw's work as a legal scholar has been massively influential. She coined the term “intersectionality,” which refers to the way multiple interlocking systems of power overlap to shape people's lived experiences. Her work has also faced its share of pushback. She came up wi ...

The Vision for The Agentic Feminine

Meredith lays out the full founding vision of The Agentic Feminine (TAF), beginning with the motivational driving forces behind its creation, ending with the operational framework moving forward. Which sounds boring, but it's not. I'm just trying to be concise. You understand. Time Stamps: 00:0 ...

Summer Friday: Elie Mystal; Kimberlé Crenshaw; Mason Williams; Rossana Rosado

On this Summer Friday, we've put together some of our favorite recent interviews, including: Elie Mystal, justice correspondent and columnist for The Nation magazine and bestselling author of Bad Law: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America (The New Press, 2025), looks back at the recently ...

Cultural Resilience as Resistance

Dr. Kortney James opens the door on this discussion and allows listeners to learn how her life is intertwined with the research and scholarship she’s published as a nurse scientist. She explains how breastfeeding openly reshaped her family’s health trajectory and how intersectionality and c ...