Kimberlé Crenshaw, African American Policy Forum

#SayHerName (eBook, ePUB)

Black Women's Stories of Police Violence and Public Silence

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book is an essential read and incredibly timely in the moment of renewed resurgence of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. It reflects years of organizing and work and is an important contribution to the rebellions of today.

Recent outrage and organizing around Breonna Taylor's murder by Louisville police has become a rallying cry in the WNBA, NBA, on the cover of Vanity Fair, and elsewhere.

Kimberlé Crenshaw is one of the most prominent contemporary Black feminist theorists and her work on intersectionality and Critical Race Theory are foundational to political discourse in academia and movement spaces.

She is a prominent speaker and gives lectures and seminars all over the world and her input is sought in many projects, including being part of drafting the equality clause for the South African Constitution.

In addition to Crenshaw's work this book builds on a new campaign, #SayHerName, launched in December 2014 by the African American Policy Forum (AAPF) and Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies (CISPS).

The #SayHerName campaign brings awareness to the often invisible names and stories of Black women and girls who have been victimized by racist police violence, and provides support to their families and has garnered wide support across the country.

There have been many media hits about the campaign featuring Crenshaw and other organizers and this book is the first full length collection of pieces about the work of the movement since 2014.

Kerry Washington supports the campaign and recently went on Jimmy Kimmel to talk about #SayHerName to a national audience. There has been Congressional testimony on the campaign and since its launch the campaign has raised awareness about the murder of Black women by the police, including but not limited to Alberta Spruill, Rekia Boyd, Shantel Davis, Shelly Frey, Kayla Moore, Kyam Livingston, Miriam Carey, Michelle Cusseaux, Tanisha Anderson, and Breonna Taylor.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Haymarket Books
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781642594737
• Artikelnr.: 60457148

Autorenporträt

Kimberlé Crenshaw, Professor of Law at UCLA and Columbia Law School, is a leading authority in the area of Civil Rights, Black feminist legal theory, and race, racism, and the law. Her work has been foundational in two fields of study that have come to be known by terms that she coined: Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality. She co-founded and serves as the Executive Director of the African American Policy Forum

Founded in 1996, The African American Policy Forum is an innovative think tank that connects academics, activists and policy-makers to promote efforts to dismantle structural inequality. We utilize new ideas and innovative perspectives to transform public discourse and policy. AAPF promotes frameworks and strategies that address a vision of racial justice that embraces the intersections of race, gender, class, and the array of barriers that disempower those who are marginalized in society. AAPF is dedicated to advancing and expanding racial justice, gender equality, and the indivisibility of all human rights, both in the United States and internationally.

Janelle Monáe is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, performer, producer, actor, and activist.