50. Freedom Readers: Why Kids Should Learn About Racism

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Intersectionality Matters with Kimberlé Crenshaw

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🗓️ 28 November 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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This episode marks the beginning of a new IMKC series called Author Talks, where host Kimberlé Crenshaw sits down with the authors of books banned by anti-CRT legislation. They break down why the featured author’s work is so crucial to an understanding of America's racial history, and why its opponents have labeled the work’s subject matter as forbidden knowledge. On this episode, Kim is joined by Ibram X. Kendi, founding Director of Boston University Center for Anti-Racist Research, and the youngest winner of the National Book Award for his non-fiction work Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America. They discuss the importance of talking to kids about racism, and unpack the fear-mongering around Kendi’s critically acclaimed books about racism for kids, including Stamped: Racism, Anti-racism, and You, and Stamped (For Kids), both co-authored by Jason Reynolds. These vital books have been challenged or pulled from school libraries across the country. To attend the next Author Talk, sign up for updates about the African American Policy Forum’s new book club, called Books Unbanned: From Freedom Riders to Freedom Readers Book Club. Learn about our Reading Circles for kids and adults, Author Talks, and more by clicking here: bit.ly/3On4miA This episode features: Ibram X. Kendi, National Book Award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of six books for adults, and five books for children. Hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw (@sandylocks). Produced, mixed and edited by Nicole Edwards. Support provided by Kevin Minofu, and the team at the African American Policy Forum. Music by Blue Dot Sessions Follow us at @intersectionalitymatters, @IMKC_podcast

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0:00.0	The 2024 presidential election was marked by soaring highs and crushing lows. Black women, 91% of whom turned out for VP Harris, once again proved to be the most engaged, progressive, and resilient voting bloc.
0:16.0	In an election campaign where rampant sexism and racism was directed not only at Harris,
0:22.1	but at black women more broadly, the misogy noir we just witnessed is already being written
0:27.0	out of the analysis of what actually happened.
0:30.0	There seems to be a widening gap between what black women experienced and what the
0:34.1	pundit and political classes choose to talk about.
0:37.3	So join host Kimberly Crenshaw for a virtual under the blacklight conversation on December 3rd at 7 p.m. Eastern.
0:45.7	Black women advocates, activists, and analysts will offer their side of the story about the election
0:50.9	and highlight the risks to our democracy if we continue to erase black women
0:56.2	and their experiences. Register for free at Bitley slash Election 24 Road Ahead. That's Bitley
1:04.5	slash Election 24 Road Ahead. I'm Kimberly Crenshaw, and this is Intersectionality Matters. The podcast that brings
1:16.6	intersectionality to life by exploring the hidden dimensions of today's most pressing issues,
1:22.6	from, say, her name in COVID, to the war on CRT and the global rise of fascism.
1:28.9	This idea travelogue lifts up the work of leading activists, artists, and scholars,
1:33.2	and helps listeners understand politics, the law, social movements, and even their own lives
1:40.3	in deeper, more nuanced ways.
1:50.6	Thank you. lives in deeper, more nuanced ways. Folks, I want to welcome you to the very first installment of a new series we're working on
1:55.5	here at the African American Policy Forum.
1:58.1	As many of you know, we just finished a 14 state tour to get folks out to vote in the
2:03.3	November midterms and to hand out books. Books banned by anti-CRT legislation. On the heels of
2:11.3	that incredible experience, we're proud to present our new book club. It's called Books Unbanned, from Freedom Writers to Freedom Readers Book Club.
2:22.8	And each installment features a conversation between me and the author of a banned book.
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