United State of Amnesia: The Real Histories of CRT https://unitedstatesofamnesia.org/ en Hosted by scholar and founding critical race theorist Kimberlé Crenshaw, this limited series explains what Critical Race Theory (CRT) really is, and what our reaction to it says about America's future. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/8ff4f03e-5179-11ee-8545-e75853e36104/image/imkc_usofa_icon_4.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress United State of Amnesia: The Real Histories of CRT https://unitedstatesofamnesia.org/ episodic The Real History of Critical Race Theory Hosted by scholar and founding critical race theorist Kimberlé Crenshaw, this limited series explains what Critical Race Theory (CRT) really is, and what our reaction to it says about America's future. Hosted by scholar and founding critical race theorist Kimberlé Crenshaw, this limited series explains what Critical Race Theory (CRT) really is, and what our reaction to it says about America's future.

]]> IMKC Presents intersectionalitymatters@aapf.org 2. Weaponizing (White) Parents’ Rights In part 2 of this series, host Kimberlé Crenshaw refutes the myth that book and curricula bans seek to restore “parental choice” over what kids are exposed to, linking attacks on school lessons about race, gender and more to a broader attack against public education and democracy itself. Join as she traces the history of today's prominent, pro-censorship parent groups throughout American history -- all the way back to the Daughters of the Confederacy. Featuring: - Karen Cox, professor of History at UNC-Charlotte - David Yacovone, lifetime associate at Harvard University’s Hutchin’s Centre for African and African American Research, and author of author of Teaching White Supremacy This is an Intersectionality Matters! podcast, produced by the African American Policy Forum. Hosted and co-written by Kimberlé Crenshaw (@sandylocks) Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:09:00 -0000 full In part 2 of this series, host Kimberlé Crenshaw refutes the myth that book and curricula bans seek to restore “parental choice” over what kids are exposed to, linking attacks on school lessons about race, gender and more to a broader attack against public education and democracy itself. Join as she traces the history of today's prominent, pro-censorship parent groups throughout American history -- all the way back to the Daughters of the Confederacy. Featuring: - Karen Cox, professor of History at UNC-Charlotte - David Yacovone, lifetime associate at Harvard University’s Hutchin’s Centre for African and African American Research, and author of author of Teaching White Supremacy This is an Intersectionality Matters! podcast, produced by the African American Policy Forum. Hosted and co-written by Kimberlé Crenshaw (@sandylocks) In part 2 of this series, host Kimberlé Crenshaw refutes the myth that book and curricula bans seek to restore “parental choice” over what kids are exposed to, linking attacks on school lessons about race, gender and more to a broader attack against public education and democracy itself.

Join as she traces the history of today's prominent, pro-censorship parent groups throughout American history -- all the way back to the Daughters of the Confederacy.


Featuring:

- Karen Cox, professor of History at UNC-Charlotte

- David Yacovone, lifetime associate at Harvard University’s Hutchin’s Centre for African and African American Research, and author of author of Teaching White Supremacy


This is an Intersectionality Matters! podcast, produced by the African American Policy Forum.


Hosted and co-written by Kimberlé Crenshaw (@sandylocks)

]]> 2312 1. The Students Who Protested http://www.aapf.org Critical Race Theorist Kimberlé Crenshaw takes listeners on a journey through the origin story of Critical Race Theory (CRT), from her days as a student demanding desegregation at Harvard, to the moment she learned President Trump banned CRT in his 2020 executive order. This episode delves into the events, the hopes and inspiration that birthed the CRT legal movement, and how the current opposition to CRT is history repeating itself. In this series, Kimberlé Crenshaw explores the legislative attacks against public education, DEI, and the study of systemic racism in the United States, linking what we see today to cycles of American history. Check out our regular show, Intersectionality Matters! with Kimberlé Crenshaw. Support our work: https://www.aapf.org/donate Host: Kimberlé Crenshaw Sr. producer/Writer: Nicole Edwards Mixing and Sound Design: Reza Daya Addition mixing support: Sean Dunnam Associate Producers: Madison Bello, Gordon Curry, Sana Hashmi, Kaila Philo, African American Policy Forum team. Art: Work By Index Wed, 29 Jan 2025 15:56:00 -0000 full 1 How did we get here again? Critical Race Theorist Kimberlé Crenshaw takes listeners on a journey through the origin story of Critical Race Theory (CRT), from her days as a student demanding desegregation at Harvard, to the moment she learned President Trump banned CRT in his 2020 executive order. This episode delves into the events, the hopes and inspiration that birthed the CRT legal movement, and how the current opposition to CRT is history repeating itself. In this series, Kimberlé Crenshaw explores the legislative attacks against public education, DEI, and the study of systemic racism in the United States, linking what we see today to cycles of American history. Check out our regular show, Intersectionality Matters! with Kimberlé Crenshaw. Support our work: https://www.aapf.org/donate Host: Kimberlé Crenshaw Sr. producer/Writer: Nicole Edwards Mixing and Sound Design: Reza Daya Addition mixing support: Sean Dunnam Associate Producers: Madison Bello, Gordon Curry, Sana Hashmi, Kaila Philo, African American Policy Forum team. Art: Work By Index Critical Race Theorist Kimberlé Crenshaw takes listeners on a journey through the origin story of Critical Race Theory (CRT), from her days as a student demanding desegregation at Harvard, to the moment she learned President Trump banned CRT in his 2020 executive order. This episode delves into the events, the hopes and inspiration that birthed the CRT legal movement, and how the current opposition to CRT is history repeating itself.

In this series, Kimberlé Crenshaw explores the legislative attacks against public education, DEI, and the study of systemic racism in the United States, linking what we see today to cycles of American history.


Check out our regular show, Intersectionality Matters! with Kimberlé Crenshaw.

Support our work: https://www.aapf.org/donate


Host: Kimberlé Crenshaw

Sr. producer/Writer: Nicole Edwards

Mixing and Sound Design: Reza Daya

Addition mixing support: Sean Dunnam

Associate Producers: Madison Bello, Gordon Curry, Sana Hashmi, Kaila Philo, African American Policy Forum team.

Art: Work By Index

]]> 2286 Coming Soon: United States of Amnesia United States of Amnesia – The Real Histories of Critical Race Theory is coming soon! Hosted by scholar and founding Critical Race Theorist Kimberlé Crenshaw, this limited series explains what Critical Race Theory (CRT) really is, and what America's reaction to it says about the country's future. Each episode explores prevalent misconceptions about CRT, and highlights how the key to saving our democracy, which is very much at risk, lies in our ability to understand our history and spot tactics that have successfully polarized Americans for generations. Brought to you by the producers of Intersectionality Matters! with Kimberlé Crenshaw and the African American Policy Forum. Tue, 20 Feb 2024 17:38:47 -0000 full The Real Histories of Critical Race Theory United States of Amnesia – The Real Histories of Critical Race Theory is coming soon! Hosted by scholar and founding Critical Race Theorist Kimberlé Crenshaw, this limited series explains what Critical Race Theory (CRT) really is, and what America's reaction to it says about the country's future. Each episode explores prevalent misconceptions about CRT, and highlights how the key to saving our democracy, which is very much at risk, lies in our ability to understand our history and spot tactics that have successfully polarized Americans for generations. Brought to you by the producers of Intersectionality Matters! with Kimberlé Crenshaw and the African American Policy Forum. United States of Amnesia – The Real Histories of Critical Race Theory is coming soon!

Hosted by scholar and founding Critical Race Theorist Kimberlé Crenshaw, this limited series explains what Critical Race Theory (CRT) really is, and what America's reaction to it says about the country's future.

Each episode explores prevalent misconceptions about CRT, and highlights how the key to saving our democracy, which is very much at risk, lies in our ability to understand our history and spot tactics that have successfully polarized Americans for generations.


Brought to you by the producers of Intersectionality Matters! with Kimberlé Crenshaw and the African American Policy Forum.

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