Intersectionality And The Intellectual Movement: Critical Race Theory

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The term intersectionality and the intellectual movement called Critical Race Theory was founded by UCLA Law Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw (UCLA School of Law, 2018). Intersectionality was a term she created to explain that within each group of people with similar identities of gender, sexuality, race, etc.…. they may experience a different aspect of social injustice based on their interconnecting identities. For example, African Americans have a commonly shared identity that face discrimination. But, for an African American female her experience would be different based on her experiences of gender bias (glass ceiling). Another illustration, one of the common stereotypes African American man is that they are dangerous. However, the intersectional
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