Certified Backtalkers
Introducing:
Certified Backtalkers!
Join Dr. Karsonya Wise Whitehead in conversation with Kimberl茅 Williams Crenshaw about her new book "Backtalker: An American Memoir!"
Backtalker: An American Memoir (May 2026) is a personal memoir by Kimberl茅 Crenshaw,
the pioneering scholar who coined "intersectionality" and helped develop Critical
Race Theory
. The book traces her life from childhood in Ohio to her role as a legal scholar,
showing how lived experiences鈥攊ncluding racism and sexism鈥攕haped her fight for justice.
Meet Dr. Crenshaw!
Kimberl茅 Williams Crenshaw (born May 5, 1959) is an American civil rights advocate and a scholar of critical race theory. She is a professor at the UCLA School of Law and Columbia Law School, where she specializes in race and gender issues.
Crenshaw is known for introducing and developing the concept of intersectionality, also known as intersectional theory, the study of how overlapping or intersecting social identities, particularly minority identities, relate to systems and structures of oppression, domination, or discrimination. Her work further expands to include intersectional feminism, which is a sub-category related to intersectional theory. Intersectional feminism examines the overlapping systems of oppression and discrimination that women face due to their ethnicity, sexuality, and economic background.
Join us on May 6 at various bookstores and Dr. Kaye's radio show for this insightful conversation!
May 6 Schedule:
12-1:30PM: @ 3128 Greenmount Ave, Baltimore, MD 21218
5-6:00PM: Tune in to
7-8:30PM: @ 11 E 33rd St, Baltimore, MD 21218