Kimberlé Crenshaw
American academic and lawyer
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| July 2023 | Published '#SayHerName: Black Women's Stories of State Violence and Public Silence' with the African American Policy Forum, centering Black women's experiences in discussions of police and gender violence. |
| 2021 | Received multiple significant honors: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lifetime Service Award from the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), AALS Triennial Award, and elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. |
| 2021 | Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in recognition of her pioneering work in intersectionality, civil rights, critical race theory, and law. |
| 2020 | Received an honorary doctorate from KU Leuven. |
| 2019 | Co-edited 'Seeing Race Again: Countering Colorblindness across the Disciplines', exploring racial issues across different academic disciplines. |
| 2017 | Awarded the prestigious Gittler Prize. |
| 2017 | Moderated a Sexual Harassment Panel hosted by Women in Animation and The Animation Guild, Local 839, discussing the history and contemporary issues of workplace harassment. |
| 2017 | Gave an hour-long lecture at Rapaporte Treasure Hall, Brandeis University, explaining the role of intersectionality in modern society. Following the lecture, was presented with the Toby Gittler award by University President Ron Liebowitz. |
| 2016 | Received Outstanding Scholar Award from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). |
| 2016 | Released 'Black Girls Matter: Pushed Out, Over Policed and Under Protected', a report based on national data and interviews highlighting experiences of young women. |
| March 8 2016 | Delivered a keynote speech at the Women of the World festival at the Southbank Centre in London, focusing on the unique challenges facing women of color and promoting the #SayHerName campaign to highlight Black women victims of police brutality. |
| 2015 | Named No. 1 Most Inspiring Feminist by Ms. Magazine and listed in Ebony Magazine's 'Power 100'. |
| September 24 2015 | Published 'On Intersectionality: Essential Writings of Kimberlé Crenshaw', a collection of essays defining the concept of intersectionality. |
| 2011 | Founded and became director of the Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies at Columbia Law School. |
| January 25 2010 | Published 'Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics and Violence against Women of Color', exploring intersectionality in the context of violence against women of color. |
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