They’re finally here! I was so overwhelmed when I got to pick up a copy of my own book and hold it in my hands. This has been an incredible journey, and I can’t wait for you all to join me on it. You can pre-order your copy here : www.simonandschuster.com/books/Backta...

Episode 78 is out now! Host @kimberlecrenshaw.bsky.social is joined by Dr. Kaye Wise Whitehead and V (formerly Eve Ensler) to unpack the 2026 NCAA Women’s Final Four—examining misogynoir, failed apologies, and what real accountability looks like. Listen Here: pod.link/1441348908/e...

Was so honored to kick off my #Backtalker campaign at the University of Toronto. Grateful for such a thoughtful crowd and for the opportunity to talk about how the personal and political intersect to give us the perspective we need to fight for a better future.

To protect a multiracial democracy, we must confront the anti-Black racism that has long shaped citizenship in the U.S. We stand with all who call this country home. Racism and democracy are incompatible.

This past International Women’s Day, I had the incredible honor of receiving the NGO CSW/NY Women of the Year – Co-Chair Award! I wasn’t able to accept the award in person, but the amazing NGO CSW/NY Co-Chair Pamela Morgan kindly delivered it to me herself. For that, I want to say thank you!

Exciting news! 🎉 My brand-new website is live! Visit to learn more about me and my upcoming book Backtalker: An American Memoir—now available for pre-sale and out May 5! kimberlecrenshaw.com

Backtalker: An American Memoir publishes six weeks from TODAY! Thank you so much to Bryan Stevenson for his kind words and support of this deeply personal project. You can order your copy here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/Backta...

Breonna should be alive today, and she and her family deserve unequivocal recognition that her killing was egregious, unjust and a violation of civil rights.

COMING SOON: Backtalker: An American Memoir. On sale May 5. Pre-order available now! : www.simonandschuster.com/books/Backta...

Why Trump’s attack on the Smithsonian matters | Kimberlé Crenshaw and Jason Stanley www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

i have made a substantive critique of this stance and asked a legitimate question, either address it or ignore it but don’t tell me i’m being “disingenuous” when i notice that the people who insist “DEI” divides the working class don’t seem to have this energy for, say, pervasive job discrimination

this is very funny. yeah the rich love antiracism which is why the reactionary vanguard of capital is currently spearheading an effort to take jim crow national