Under the Blacklight

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Kimberle Crenshaw is one of the most prominent contemporary Black feminist theorists and her work on intersectionality and Critical Race Theory are foundational to political discourse in academia and movement spaces. She is a prominent speaker and gives lectures and seminars all over the world and her input is sought in many projects, including being part of drafting the equality clause for the South African Constitution. This book, based on the successful podcast, Under the Blacklight, is an intersectional approach to the pandemic that curates the most insightful conversations from these conversations and makes them accessible in book form. The book features contributions from Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Ibram X. Kendi, Arundhati Roy, Kiese Laymon, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Carol Anderson, Naomi Klein, V, formerly Eve Ensler, Eddie Glaude Jr. , Ai-jen Poo, Dorothy Roberts, Alicia Garza, Keith Ellison, Marc Lamont Hill, Bree Newsome, David Blight, Robin D. G. Kelley, Josie Duffy Rice, Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Laura Flanders, Kate Manne, Kehinde Andrews, Barbara Arnwine, Paul Butler, Mab Segrest, Dallas Goldtooth, Rinku Sen, Dara Baldwin, Janine Jackson, Saru Jayaraman, and Devon Carbado, among others. These prominent voices of resistance have been essential to understanding the current political and social moment and this book is a critical resource for navigating the contours of the world today. Paired with #SayHerName these two books represent a tour de force of clarity and insight in a time of mass upheaval and will be widely read by a generation of activists and scholars looking to make change in the world