“Discrimination, like traffic through an intersection, may flow from one direction, and it may flow from another.”

— Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw

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About Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw

Legal Scholar • American

Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw is a pioneering American legal scholar, civil rights advocate, and a leading proponent of critical race theory. She is best known for developing and coining the term 'intersectionality,' which...

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