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69. The Battle for America's Memory, Part 2

A special collaboration with Today with Dr. Kaye, this episode was taped live at Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C. Host Kimberlé Crenshaw, with Kaye Wise Whitehead and guests Time Wise, Karen Attiah, Melanie Campbell, Janel George, Ambassador Elizabeth McKune, and Barbara Arnwine, discuss the importance of protecting Black American history through fighting for the Smithsonian, and why the struggle to protect museums goes hand in hand with the struggle to protect democracy. Learn more about the Freedom to Learn Coalition and the annual National Week of Action at freedomtolearn.net This episode was produced by the team at the African American Policy Forum and the team at Today With Dr. Kaye from WEAA. Music by Blue Dot Sessions

68. The Battle for America's Memory

At the Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, Kimberlé Crenshaw is joined by Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative. They explore how museums shape national identity. They also historicize the current political attacks aiming to erase Black narratives, as institutions like the Smithsonian and Whitney Plantation face censorship and defunding because of executive orders. This episode outlines why defending America's memory is essential to defending democracy itself. Dive deeper: Learn more about The Legacy Museum here: https://legacysites.eji.org/about/museum/ Learn about the Freedom to Learn Network's National Week of Action here: https://www.freedomtolearn.net/ This episode used clips from: ABC News 7 WJLA Harvard Historian Responds to Trump’s Order Targeting the Smithsonian | Amanpour and Company WUSA9 Gov. Moore reacts to changes at Smithsonian Hosted and co-written by Kimberlé Crenshaw Sr Producer and co-writer Nicole Edwards Mixing by Sean Dunnam Scripting support from Kevin Minofu, Kristin Penner, Meredith Shiner, and Tim Wise. Music by Blue Dot Sessions

67. Bloody Sunday, 60 Years Later

Host Kimberlé Crenshaw takes listeners to Alabama to learn about the contemporary importance of Bloody Sunday and the march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965.Featuring: Cliff Albright, co-founder, Black Voters MatterLaTosha Brown, co-founder, Black Voters MatterJanai Nelson, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF)1965 foot soldiers Denise Jaringan-Holt and Alice MooreClick here to listen an uncut conversation about the Selma Jubilee with Kimberlé Crenshaw on the Laura Flanders and Friends podcast.Podcast co-written and produced by Sr. Producer Nicole EdwardsMixing and sound design by Sean DunnamPodcast art by Ashley Julien Music by Blue Dot SessionsFollow us at @intersectionalitymatters (Twitter), @IMKC_podcast (Instagram + Bluesky)

66. Executive Disorder

In this episode, host Kimberlé Crenshaw is joined by some of the country's brightest legal minds to discuss the Trump administration's executive orders, how they'll affect progressive movements, and what communities can do to defend those affected. Watch the extended version of this episode Learn more about Trump's executive orders and their potential harms Featuring: Damon HewittDavid J. JohnsRussel RobinsonNina TurnerPodcast mixed and produced by Sr. Producer Nicole Edwards Under the Blacklight is produced by Kevin MinofuPodcast art by Ashley Julien Music by Blue Dot SessionsFollow us at @intersectionalitymatters (Twitter), @IMKC_podcast (Instagram + Bluesky)

United States of Amnesia: The Real Histories of CRT, Ep. 1 - The Students Who Protested

In the first episode of this limited series, 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 hopes and inspiration that birthed the CRT legal movement, and how the current opposition to CRT is history repeating itself.Support our work: https://www.aapf.org/donateHost: Kimberlé CrenshawSr. producer/Writer: Nicole EdwardsMixing and Sound Design: Reza DayaAddition mixing support: Sean DunnamAssociate Producers: Madison Bello, Gordon Curry, Sana Hashmi, Kaila Philo, African American Policy Forum team.Art: Work By Index