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Kimberle Crenshaw's TED Talk stresses the importance of intersectionality in addressing the harm caused by the intersection of race and gender bias.
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- Kimberl Crenshaw discusses the concept of intersectionality and how race and gender bias can combine to create harm.
- Standing in the path of multiple forms of exclusion can result in being hit by both race and gender bias.
- Crenshaw calls for bearing witness to the reality of intersectionality and speaking up for victims of prejudice.
- Social change, gender, community, activism, race, women, violence, humanity, society, identity, and equality are important topics discussed in the talk.
- The African American Policy Forum and #SayHerName are mentioned as resources for learning more about intersectionality and addressing intersectional vulnerabilities.
- Other related TED Talks on injustice, overcoming biases, deconstructing racism, and powerful women are recommended for further viewing.
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Kimberle Crenshaw's TED Talk emphasizes the urgency of intersectionality, highlighting the harm caused by the combination of race and gender bias. She introduces the concept and its importance.
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Kimberle Crenshaw delivers a TED Talk on the urgency of intersectionality, emphasizing the importance of recognizing the combination of race and gender bias and how they can lead to further harm. She introduces the concept of intersectionality, explaining that those who
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The urgency of intersectionality
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Now more than ever, it's important to look boldly at the reality of race and gender bias -- and understand how the two can combine to create even more harm. Kimberl Crenshaw uses the term "intersectionality" to describe this phenomenon; as she says, if you're standing in the path of multiple forms of exclusion, you're likely to get hit by both. In this moving talk, she calls on us to bear witness to this reality and speak up for victims of prejudice.
social change
gender
community
activism
race
women
violence
humanity
society
identity
equality
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Now more than ever, it's important to look boldly at the reality of race and gender bias -- and understand how the two can combine to create even more harm. Kimberl Crenshaw uses the term "intersectionality" to describe this phenomenon; as she says, if you're standing in the path of multiple forms of exclusion, you're likely to get hit by both. In this moving talk, she calls on us to bear witness to this reality and speak up for victims of prejudice.
social change
gender
community
activism
race
women
violence
humanity
society
identity
equality
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Kimberl Crenshaw
Civil rights advocate
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As a pioneer in critical race theory, Kimberl Crenshaw helped open the discussion of the double bind faced by victims of simultaneous racial and gender prejudice.
Abby Dobson
Artist
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Passionate about using music as a tool for empathy cultivation, Abby Dobson creates music to inspire audiences to reflect on the world we live in and engage in action to promote transformative social change.
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The African American Policy Forum
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SayHerName
No one should fall through the cracks of our social justice movements. Real inclusion demands that we address intersectional vulnerabilities. Learn more about #SayHerName and intersectional justice.
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