Like, for example, a Black woman is discriminated against not solely for being Black, and not solely for being a woman, but for the intersection of those two identities.Ĭrenshaws framework allows us to see that theres a compounding (and an intersection) of problems. Intersectionality refers to how multiple forms of discrimination – based on your race, gender, or class – can overlap, or intersect, in your experience of the world, and in how youre treated. Shes a Law Professor at UCLA and Columbia Law Schools, and the co-founder and Executive Director of the African American Policy Forum.Ĭrenshaw developed the theory of intersectionality 30 years ago. So, who knew? Well, actually, a lot of people knew, right? Oh, my goodness, this is actually playing out in devastating ways in its impact on African-American, Latinx communities, native communities. There was the moment of, oh, my God, there is a racial crisis here. When you look at the way the coronavirus pandemic is playing out in the United Statesthe people that are dying, the people that are out of workand those who are fed up and taking to the streets to protest a racist system, to say Black Lives Matter, how is it all connected? This is Making Contac t, Im your guest-host, Paulina Velasco.
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