We Should All be Backtalkers, with Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw

About this episode

Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw discusses her memoir and the importance of intersectional feminism.

She’s the scholar behind the idea of intersectional feminism—and but those words aren’t just political to her, they’re personal. In her new memoir Backtalker, Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw traces her own life from childhood in Ohio to work on Anita Hill’s legal team to helping popularize ideas like critical race theory. Now she sits down with Brittany to talk about all of it, and how she’s learned to challenge systems that were never built to see Black women clearly. Plus we’ve got a full and fearless UNtrending News for you, with group chat besties Dr. David Johns and Dr. Brittney Cooper joining Brittany to analyze what’s happening with Delaney Hall protests, voting-rights wins, and, wait for it, Jay-Z’s new Blue Ivy look. Mentioned in this episode: To join Kimberlé Crenshaw's Backtalkers Academy at https://www.aapf.org/backtalkers-academy You can donate to support the Delaney Hall detainees and affected families at https://linktr.ee/supportourfamilies Follow Brittany: https://www.instagram.com/MsPackyetti https://www.tiktok.com/@mspackyetti https://www.youtube.com/@MsPackyetti https://www.threads.com/@mspackyetti Episode website: https://www.stayundistracted.com To subscribe to The…

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Host: Brittany Packnett Cunningham

Guest: Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw

Topics covered

• intersectional feminism
• critical race theory
• Black women
• protests
• voting rights
• memoir

Keywords

• intersectional feminism
• critical race theory
• Black women
• memoir
• Delaney Hall
• voting rights
• protests

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Organizations: The Meteor, Wonder Media Network, Backtalkers Academy, Delaney Hall, FreedomSummer2026.com

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