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Press Release: Prof Crenshaw’s Work Acknowledged in Fletcher Foundation Reception scheduled to December 17, 2008!
Over the past year, Professor Crenshaw has been selected to become a Fletcher Fellow as well as a fellow at The Center of Advanced Behavioral Studies at Stanford University. On December 17, 2008, she will officially be acknowledge for her distinguished accomplishments during the annual holdiday reception hosted by the Fletcher Foundation. Th…
AAPF and Aspen Roundtable for Community Change partner with local organizations to launch project against inequality in Jacksonville.
AAPF , along with the Aspen Institute Roundtable for Community Change , hosted a four day race conference in Jacksonville , Florida to address the topic of structural racism and the role that it plays in society today. The conference , entitled â��Project Breakthroughâ�� united community organizers and several key community members incl…
Professor Crenshaw in Germany to Celebrate 20 Years of the Inception of Intersectionality
To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of âIntersectionality ,â a concept coined by Professor Crenshaw to address the unique struggles faced by women of color in society , Professor Crenshaw will be attending a conference held on January 7 , 2009 in Berlin , Germany to discuss feminism in light of the 2008 presidential election in the …
Prof Crenshaw’s Writing Again Featured in Ms. Magazine
Professor Crenshaw has recently written another key piece for Ms. Magazine entitled âThe Old Boys Clubâ. In her piece, she explores how the Small Business Administration has worked continuously to stall efforts aimed at increaseingthe number of women contractors working with the federal government. This piece, published in the Fall issue of…
AAPF Collaborates with Aspen Institute’s Roundtable for Community Change
June 5, 2008 This June 2-6th, Prof. Kimberle Crenshaw and AAPF’s Associate Director, Camila Morsch, participated in the Aspen Institute’s Racial Equity and Society Seminar. The Seminar is a product of the Aspen Institute’s broader program titled, Roundtable on Community Change. The Program’s mission correlates with AAPF’s goals to dismantle …
Professor Kimberle Crenshaw quoted in “The Nation” at the DNC
Monday, August 25 Good Omen: the people sitting in front of me on the plane read The Nation! Anna and Russ from Washington DC are coming to the convention as tourists. Apparently a lot of people are doing this. Who knew? Anna and Russ are huge Obama fans, and (like everyone I will meet today) are confident he will win in November. For extra…
Manjula Pradeep of the Navsarjan Trust Foundation: Recognition for Recent Activities
August 18, 2008 African American Policy Forum collaborator Manjula Pradeepâ��s recent activity as the Executive Director of the Navsarjan Trust Foundation in India received noteworthy attention from a national Indian newspaper and Conscious Women, a forum focusing on global issues that affect womenâ��s health and the environment. Leading up to…
Prof. Crenshaw Accepts Year-Long Fellowship at the Center of Advanced Behavioral Studies
July 21, 2008 Professor Kimberle Crenshaw will join the prestigious Center of Advanced Behavioral Studies at Stanford University this coming Fall. Founded in 1954, the Center has fostered the works of leading social scientists and multi-disciplinary academics. Major scholars such as Robert Dahl, Edward Said and John Rawls have produced their…
Prof. Harris Will Spend a Year at Stanford’s Multi-Disciplinary Ethnic Studies Center
July 21, 2008 Professor Luke Harris accepted the fellowship at the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity based at Stanford University for the 2008-09 school term. As a professor in political science and a legal scholar, Prof. Harrisâ��s scholarship melds well with the Centerâ��s goal of hosting an interdisciplinary community r…
Prof. Crenshaw Awarded Highly Selective Fletcher Foundation Fellowship
July 21, 2008 The Fletcher Foundation announced the recipients of this yearâ��s fellowship award in early July. Professor Crenshaw, Executive Director of the African American Policy Forum and professor of law at University of California, LA and Columbia University, was chosen with three other scholars for this newly formed fellowship by philan…