Kimberlé Crenshaw

Kimberlé Crenshaw is a scholar, writer, lawyer, civil-rights advocate, philosopher, and professor. Her work has been integral to Black feminist legal theory and critical race theory. In 1989, she coined the term intersectionality, which describes “the double bind of racial and gender prejudice.” She is a co-founder of the Columbia Law School African American Policy Forum (AAPF). She is also a co-author (alongside Andrea Ritchie) of Say Her Name: Resisting Police Brutality Against Black Women.