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 ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Courtesy of Carl Timpone) A teacher who wouldn’t cast her as a princess in a kindergarten skit shaped Kimberlé Crenshaw’s views.

Intersectionality. Intersectional feminism. These are phrases you may have heard, either on the news or from your local politicians. Though these terms have become commonplace over the last few years, ...

Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw is a leading voice and scholar in critical race theory and intersectionality. Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw, co-founder and executive director of the African American Policy ...

Crenshaw, a UCLA and Columbia University law professor, recounts her pioneering work in Critical Race Theory (CRT) and intersectionality – two terms she helped coin. Her voice is unapologetic and ...

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 ...

CANTON − As a child growing up in Canton, Kimberle Williams Crenshaw butted heads with more than few adults for speaking truth to power. It was the genesis of her life as an academic and national ...

Kimberlé Crenshaw in 2018.(Monica Schipper / Getty Images for The New York Women’s Foundation) Kimberlé Crenshaw is a professor of law at Columbia and UCLA, and she’s probably the most prominent ...

Critical race theory scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw emphasized the importance of standing up to oppressive systems at a Thursday event promoting her memoir. Crenshaw, a distinguished law professor at UCLA, ...