African American Policy Forum
@aapf.org
Think tank focused on intersectionality, anti-racism and democracy
Co-founded & led by @kimberlecrenshaw.bsky.social
Home to #SayHerName & #BlackGirlsMatter
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Co-founded & led by @kimberlecrenshaw.bsky.social
Home to #SayHerName & #BlackGirlsMatter
https://linktr.ee/AAPolicyForum
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"Dogs don't bark at parked cars" is an all-time great line
"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"Dogs don't bark at parked cars" is an all-time great line
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Loving Perry’s interview series. Insightful guests & good conversation. Crenshaw is one of the best as an innovator on intersectionality and other essential frameworks for understanding & action.👇🏻
"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Loving Perry’s interview series. Insightful guests & good conversation. Crenshaw is one of the best as an innovator on intersectionality and other essential frameworks for understanding & action.👇🏻
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"Black women are disproportionately working-class. So if it was really about class, explain to me why Black women understood exactly what he [Trump] was going to do, which is make life harder for working-class people," says Kimberlé Crenshaw. newrepublic.com/article/2036...
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
"Black women are disproportionately working-class. So if it was really about class, explain to me why Black women understood exactly what he [Trump] was going to do, which is make life harder for working-class people," says Kimberlé Crenshaw. newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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"Some progressives talk about class without talking about race--the [white] steelworker in Ohio. Telling the white working-class, 'We’re with you, we haven’t abandoned you,' reinforces the idea that people of color are not working class," says Kimberlé Crenshaw. newrepublic.com/article/2036...
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"Some progressives talk about class without talking about race--the [white] steelworker in Ohio. Telling the white working-class, 'We’re with you, we haven’t abandoned you,' reinforces the idea that people of color are not working class," says Kimberlé Crenshaw. newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
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I highly recommend this bone-chilling, comprehensive and urgent @aapf.org report on the Trump regime's deadly anti-Black ideas and policies. The MSM @nytimes.com and @wapopitchbot.bsky.social have failed us profoundly in not recognizing anti-Blackness as a driving force of MAGA.
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I highly recommend this bone-chilling, comprehensive and urgent @aapf.org report on the Trump regime's deadly anti-Black ideas and policies. The MSM @nytimes.com and @wapopitchbot.bsky.social have failed us profoundly in not recognizing anti-Blackness as a driving force of MAGA.
Our executive director @kimberlecrenshaw.bsky.social is LIVE NOW with the @newrepublic.com's @perrybaconjr.bsky.social
to talk about the intersections of anti-Black racism and Donald Trump's attacks on democracy. Join live here ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
to talk about the intersections of anti-Black racism and Donald Trump's attacks on democracy. Join live here ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
The New Republic | Substack
Ideas. Influence. Impact.
TNR is a leader in the continuing fight for American democracy and a must-read if you want to know the ideas impacting politics and culture today. Click to read The New Repu...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Our executive director @kimberlecrenshaw.bsky.social is LIVE NOW with the @newrepublic.com's @perrybaconjr.bsky.social
to talk about the intersections of anti-Black racism and Donald Trump's attacks on democracy. Join live here ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
to talk about the intersections of anti-Black racism and Donald Trump's attacks on democracy. Join live here ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
Our executive director @kimberlecrenshaw.bsky.social is live NOW with @joyannreid.bsky.social talking about how the Trump administration is leveraging racism to undermine democracy. Tune in! www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Ry...
Dementia Don Threatens Dems | The Joy Reid Show LIVE!
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November 22, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Our executive director @kimberlecrenshaw.bsky.social is live NOW with @joyannreid.bsky.social talking about how the Trump administration is leveraging racism to undermine democracy. Tune in! www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Ry...
It's clear we lose incredibly necessary perspective and essential questions do go unasked and unanswered. Black journalists are critical to newsrooms. They bring talent, skill and perspective that not only make news organizations stronger but also broaden public understanding.
"What necessary perspectives do we lose, and what questions go unasked and unanswered, when Black journalists are among the first to be seen as disposable on a masthead?" www.refinery29.com/en-us/black-...
Where Have All The Black Journalists Gone?
In the wake of the Teen Vogue layoffs and the rollback of DEI initiatives in media, we have to ask: what necessary perspectives do we lose, and what questions go unasked and unanswered, when Black jou...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
It's clear we lose incredibly necessary perspective and essential questions do go unasked and unanswered. Black journalists are critical to newsrooms. They bring talent, skill and perspective that not only make news organizations stronger but also broaden public understanding.
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Thank you, @aapf.org for an excellent forum with heavyweights Kimberle Crenshaw, Carol Anderson, and Nancy MacLean.
The second installment in our series “Why Authoritarian Fear Democracy” was a huge success!
We're honored to be conversation with @janainelson.bsky.social, @nancymaclean.bsky.social and Professor Carol Anderson.
The work continues.
We're honored to be conversation with @janainelson.bsky.social, @nancymaclean.bsky.social and Professor Carol Anderson.
The work continues.
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Thank you, @aapf.org for an excellent forum with heavyweights Kimberle Crenshaw, Carol Anderson, and Nancy MacLean.
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BREAKING: Newly released data from the federal government shows 91,000 Black women became unemployed in September 2025. www.bls.gov/news.release...
November 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
BREAKING: Newly released data from the federal government shows 91,000 Black women became unemployed in September 2025. www.bls.gov/news.release...
The second installment in our series “Why Authoritarian Fear Democracy” was a huge success!
We're honored to be conversation with @janainelson.bsky.social, @nancymaclean.bsky.social and Professor Carol Anderson.
The work continues.
We're honored to be conversation with @janainelson.bsky.social, @nancymaclean.bsky.social and Professor Carol Anderson.
The work continues.
November 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The second installment in our series “Why Authoritarian Fear Democracy” was a huge success!
We're honored to be conversation with @janainelson.bsky.social, @nancymaclean.bsky.social and Professor Carol Anderson.
The work continues.
We're honored to be conversation with @janainelson.bsky.social, @nancymaclean.bsky.social and Professor Carol Anderson.
The work continues.
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You can't understand Trump and the MAGA movement without recognizing the central role of anti-Blackness to their strategy. @aapf.org's new report is essential reading for anyone invested in building the multiracial movement for democracy 👇
Our new report, Anti-Blackness Is the Point, out today reveals how Trump’s second administration has worked to roll back 60+ years of civil rights and equal opportunity. From racist narratives to book bans, the attack is coordinated and historic in its scope.
Read the full report here ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
Read the full report here ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
ANTI-BLACKNESS IS THE POINT RACISM, MISOGYNY, AND DONALD TRUMP’S ASSAULT ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITY REPORT.pdf
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November 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
You can't understand Trump and the MAGA movement without recognizing the central role of anti-Blackness to their strategy. @aapf.org's new report is essential reading for anyone invested in building the multiracial movement for democracy 👇
Our new report, Anti-Blackness Is the Point, out today reveals how Trump’s second administration has worked to roll back 60+ years of civil rights and equal opportunity. From racist narratives to book bans, the attack is coordinated and historic in its scope.
Read the full report here ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
Read the full report here ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
ANTI-BLACKNESS IS THE POINT RACISM, MISOGYNY, AND DONALD TRUMP’S ASSAULT ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITY REPORT.pdf
drive.google.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Our new report, Anti-Blackness Is the Point, out today reveals how Trump’s second administration has worked to roll back 60+ years of civil rights and equal opportunity. From racist narratives to book bans, the attack is coordinated and historic in its scope.
Read the full report here ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
Read the full report here ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
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Tonight at 6 PM - Faculty Affiliate @nancymaclean.bsky.social joins Janai Nelson and Carol Anderson for a panel on democracy and authoritarianism
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One week from today: join us for the next event in our Future of Civil Rights and Democracy series — “Why Authoritarians Fear Democracy.” Featuring Janai Nelson (NAACP LDF), historian Nancy MacLean, and author Carol Anderson, moderated by Kimberlé Crenshaw.
Link in bio to reserve seats!
Link in bio to reserve seats!
November 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Tonight at 6 PM - Faculty Affiliate @nancymaclean.bsky.social joins Janai Nelson and Carol Anderson for a panel on democracy and authoritarianism
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One week from today: join us for the next event in our Future of Civil Rights and Democracy series — “Why Authoritarians Fear Democracy.” Featuring Janai Nelson (NAACP LDF), historian Nancy MacLean, and author Carol Anderson, moderated by Kimberlé Crenshaw.
Link in bio to reserve seats!
Link in bio to reserve seats!
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
One week from today: join us for the next event in our Future of Civil Rights and Democracy series — “Why Authoritarians Fear Democracy.” Featuring Janai Nelson (NAACP LDF), historian Nancy MacLean, and author Carol Anderson, moderated by Kimberlé Crenshaw.
Link in bio to reserve seats!
Link in bio to reserve seats!
"What the Court’s conservatives have shown since Trump took office is that they have no problem letting the administration run roughshod over laws, just as long as that lawbreaking comes at the expense of people of color, not the stock market."
I listened to the Supreme Court's oral argument today so you dont have to
With the notable exception of Alito & Thomas carrying on like 'what if aliens were gonna destroy the world and the only thing that could stop it was a tariff,' the Court seemed Not Into It
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With the notable exception of Alito & Thomas carrying on like 'what if aliens were gonna destroy the world and the only thing that could stop it was a tariff,' the Court seemed Not Into It
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/learn...
Trump’s Plan to Nuke the Global Economy Prompts Conservative Justices to Remember That the Constitution Exists
The Court has no problem facilitating the disappearance of civil rights. Shareholder value is a different story.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
"What the Court’s conservatives have shown since Trump took office is that they have no problem letting the administration run roughshod over laws, just as long as that lawbreaking comes at the expense of people of color, not the stock market."
To silence high-quality, culturally significant political coverage is a choice.
To do so by eliminating Black women is also a choice.
We need journalism that shapes our understanding and challenges the status quo now more than ever. We need Black women journalists now more than ever.
To do so by eliminating Black women is also a choice.
We need journalism that shapes our understanding and challenges the status quo now more than ever. We need Black women journalists now more than ever.
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
To silence high-quality, culturally significant political coverage is a choice.
To do so by eliminating Black women is also a choice.
We need journalism that shapes our understanding and challenges the status quo now more than ever. We need Black women journalists now more than ever.
To do so by eliminating Black women is also a choice.
We need journalism that shapes our understanding and challenges the status quo now more than ever. We need Black women journalists now more than ever.
We will not stop fighting for a country where Black women can thrive without fear, in their homes and in their lives. For Sonya and for all of us. #sayhername
October 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
We will not stop fighting for a country where Black women can thrive without fear, in their homes and in their lives. For Sonya and for all of us. #sayhername
Link in our bio to catch the full episode, “How Anti-Blackness Destroys Democracy.”
As Dr. Lisa Coleman reminds us, when history is erased, so is our understanding of why equity and civil rights matter.
We can’t protect what we no longer remember.
Episode 70 out now!
We can’t protect what we no longer remember.
Episode 70 out now!
October 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Link in our bio to catch the full episode, “How Anti-Blackness Destroys Democracy.”
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If you haven’t already, make sure to vote for our episode “Bloody Sunday, 60 Years Later” at the anthem awards!
Click the link below to cast your vote:
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October 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
If you haven’t already, make sure to vote for our episode “Bloody Sunday, 60 Years Later” at the anthem awards!
Click the link below to cast your vote:
celebrate.anthemawards.com/PublicVoting...
Click the link below to cast your vote:
celebrate.anthemawards.com/PublicVoting...
We’re thrilled to announce that Intersectionality Matters has been nominated for two Community Voice Anthem Awards — and we need your votes to win!
October 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We’re thrilled to announce that Intersectionality Matters has been nominated for two Community Voice Anthem Awards — and we need your votes to win!
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Host @kimberlecrenshaw.bsky.social is joined by Black women activists, organizers and scholars to unpack the country’s slide into autocracy, and how anti-Blackness has served as a catalyst for the dismantling of American rights and freedoms. They also discuss what we must do next.
70. How Anti-Blackness Destroys Democracy by Intersectionality Matters!
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October 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Host @kimberlecrenshaw.bsky.social is joined by Black women activists, organizers and scholars to unpack the country’s slide into autocracy, and how anti-Blackness has served as a catalyst for the dismantling of American rights and freedoms. They also discuss what we must do next.