Kimberlé Crenshaw
AAPF co-founder, Kimberlé Crenshaw is a specialist on race and gender equality, and has facilitated workshops for human rights activists in Brazil, India and for constitutional court judges in South Africa. Her voice has also resonated nationally; from her recent speech at the presidential Inauguration Peace Ball, to the Anniversary of V-day, her experience and words have inspired many.
Kimberlé Crenshaw and the staff at the African American Policy Forum are available for speaking engagements, consultations and workshops.
- Speaking Engagements: AAPF’s renowned directors are available for speaking engagements with your organization or institution on topics including, but not limited to, race, gender, intersectionality, post-racialism and affirmative action.
- Consultations: AAPF will work with management, staff team, and other key stakeholders to review your organization and development policies to help incorporate a structural racism frame within your work.
- Workshops: AAPF has years of experience convening workshops for both national and local organizations. We convene both Structural Racism and Intersectionality workshops.
For speaking engagements, consultations and workshop inquiries, please contact us HERE.
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“The experience was life-changing for me…I know that I will forever see the world through a different lens…I opened my eyes for the first time to the harsh reality of duality in this country. It’s as if I have been battling an invisible entity that I can now see and name. My experience in Aspen has caused me to fundamentally question many of the dominant beliefs in America…and to see my work…as a much higher calling than I ever imagined.” “Kimberlé your input was crucial to our work to strengthen the cadre of racial equity champions in our community and I appreciate you serving as moderator…. I think our time spent together was constructive and tremendously informative…. Now more than ever, we understand that achieving racial equity is a long-term effort and real progress will require leadership, public will, and collaboration across a variety of sectors and among all of Jacksonville’s citizens and communities.” – Mayor John Peyton, Jacksonville, Florida. |
Testimonials“It would be impossible to overstate Professor Crenshaw’s brilliance as the seminar leader. The seminar participants start out with varying |
View Kimberlé Crenshaw’s past speaking engagements HERE.
Notable Media Appearances
* HBO Documentary, OJ: A Study in Black and White, Commentator – November 2002
* National Public Radio “The Tavis Smiley Show,” Bi-Weekly Commentator – 2003-2005
* Dateline, NBC
* KCET-TV Talk Live
* Mike Tyson: The Movie
* CNN Headline News
* CNN & Company
* “The Michael Eric Dyson Radio Show,” Invitee with special guests for two weeks in a 13-Part Series – October 2006
