Acclaimed scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw’s new book, ‘#SayHerName: Black Women’s Stories of Police Violence and Public Silence,’ honors Black women and girls – an often overlooked group in the greater struggle for racial equality. “First the families lose these women, and then the fact that they’ve lost them becomes lost to their communities, becomes lost to history, becomes lost to the movement,” says Crenshaw. “And we are seeing the consequences of that erasure” in Florida, where Gov. DeSantis is pushing a curriculum that suggests there was some advantage in enslavement for Black people in terms of skill-building. “It’s outrageous, it’s insulting,” says Crenshaw. “Unless we learn how to fight this on its own terms, we’re going to see more of this DeSantis nonsense.”
what else is going to be admitted? ku klux klan members and other white supremacists who had support from local government to stop residents from voting, that isn t going to be included. it s no wonder a liberal arts college in florida is facing a massive resignation. new college of florida is losing a third of its faculty, according to the tampa bay times. many of the teachers and researchers are frustrated and dismayed by the school s new conservative leadership. joining me to discuss all this is kimberly crenshaw, law professor and executive director of the african american policy forum. her new book say her name, black women s stories of police violence and public silence came out this week. we re going to discuss that too in a moment. i want to start with this. as an academic, i m a professor at morgan state university. you re teaching at multiple universities. what is the sort of negative long term consequences of what we re seeing in florida?
In her new book, Kimberlé Crenshaw is highlighting the stories of Black women and girls killed by police. The book is titled “#SayHerName: Black Women’s Stories of State Violence and Public Silence.” It honors a total of 177 Black women killed between 1975 and 2022. It specifically features nine stories told by the loved ones… Continue reading New ‘#SayHerName’ Book Is a Memorial to Black Women Killed by Police