Professor @ColumbiaLaw and @UCLA_law; Executive Director @AAPolicyForum; Host @IMKC_podcast; Views expressed here are my own!
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Kimberlé Crenshaw retweeted
21 May 2025
"...the story of George Floyd could not be written today in the federal government, because you can’t say words like ‘racism’, ‘discrimination’, ‘Black’, ‘African American’—I can go on and on. The basic point is, if you can’t tell the story, you can’t demand reform.” @TIME
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Kimberlé Crenshaw retweeted
21 May 2025
AAPF Executive Director Kimberlé Crenshaw at the Time Impact Dinner. Read more here: "At TIME Impact Dinner, Leaders Speak on the ‘Road to Justice’": time.com/7286463/time-impact… @TIME
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Kimberlé Crenshaw retweeted
21 May 2025
May 20th marked the tenth anniversary of “Say Her Name: Resisting Police Brutality Against Black Women,” our landmark study on state violence against Black women, girls and femmes.
You can read and download the full report here 📍 bit.ly/SHN_report
#SayHerName
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Kimberlé Crenshaw retweeted
19 May 2025
On the 100th birthday of Malcolm X, we revisit a reading of an excerpt from “Ballot or the Bullet” read by @aaronpierre1 during our Story of Us Panel at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. #MalcolmX100
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Kimberlé Crenshaw retweeted
16 May 2025
We uplift the stolen lives of Robin White,Symone Marshall, Pamela Shantay Turner, Rhonda Harris Ward Africa, Netta Africa, Delisha Africa, Theresa Brooks Africa, Jonie Block, Kourtney Hahn, Sukeba Jackson-Olawunmi, Aiyana Mo’Nay Stanley-Jones,Alberta Spruill, and Thomasina Brown.
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6 May 2025
RT @AAPolicyForum: "Several hundred protesters marched to the museum on Saturday, demanding that Black history and the museums that explore…
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6 May 2025
Our opponents are trying to erase Black history, Black voices and Black lives. That's why we marched to the NMACC on May 3rd: nytimes.com/2025/05/06/arts/…
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Kimberlé Crenshaw retweeted
4 May 2025
Protestors join #handsoffourhistory rally to support the national African American museum and Black history usatoday.com/story/news/poli… via @USATODAY, @AAPolicyForum, @NCBCP, @ncbcp_bwr, @TJC_DC, @NatUrbanLeague, @NCNWHQ
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3 May 2025
RT @AAPolicyForum: Today, in the heart of D.C., alongside civil rights partners, allies and supporters, we stood up for Black history, art,…
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3 May 2025
The road to authoritarianism is paved with the creation of a mythic past in an attempt to "make America great again."
Hear more my interview w/@AliVelshi on @MSNBC about why attacks on our memory and on our history is an attack on our democracy: msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-…
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3 May 2025
They say that Black history distorts the American legacy. But the real distortion is any history that does not include us.
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3 May 2025
RT @AAPolicyForum: We're out here defending Black history, art and culture!
#HandsOffOurHistory NOW!
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Kimberlé Crenshaw retweeted
3 May 2025
Divine Nine represented at a rally in D.C. supporting @NMAAHC and the preservation of Black history. @AAPolicyForum, @NCBCP, @TJC_DC,
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Kimberlé Crenshaw retweeted
3 May 2025
Speakers called for support for the @NMAAHC and support to protect Black history. “We will not be erased,”said Melanie Campbell of @NCBCP. @AAPolicyForum, @NatUrbanLeague , @TJC_DC,
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Kimberlé Crenshaw retweeted
3 May 2025
“Our goal this week has been to flood the zone, as we call it, with Black history,” Crenshaw (@sandylocks) said about the campaign.
theguardian.com/us-news/2025…
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3 May 2025
🚨 I’m joining @AliVelshi on @MSNBC at 10:25am this morning to speak on the recent EOs on the NMAAHC and why the Freedom to Learn national week of action is urgent. Tune in!
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Kimberlé Crenshaw retweeted
Don't miss @sandylocks in conversation with @NAACP_LDF President @JNelsonLDF about the connection between legal power and people power, and why each generation must be ready to protect the rights and freedoms they've inherited. Listen here: pod.link/1441348908
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Kimberlé Crenshaw retweeted
29 Apr 2025
Beyond the First 100 days! This is where you want to be on Wednesday at 7:00 PM!
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Kimberlé Crenshaw retweeted
29 Apr 2025
12p, Today, Igniting Change w @barbs73 @Freedvotedaryl w @sandylocks @AAPolicyForum @shavonarline @NCNWHQ “We Shall Not Be Moved: Freedom To Learn Week, Celebrating Our History!” #HandsOff @NMAAHC #NoBookBanning! Listen live WOLDCNEWS.com
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