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Intersectionality Matters!

56. The Revolutionary Act of Self Care

Intersectionality Matters!

Intersectionality Matters with Kimberlé Crenshaw

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4.7814 Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Guest host Shermena M. Nelson is joined by Huru founder Imani Joye Samuels to discuss the life-saving importance of rest for Black women. They also unpack strategies for creating a sustainable, effective self care practice. Shermena, Imani, and other wellness practitioners will host an evening dedicated to Black women's self care calledYou Carry the Dream: Reclaiming Rest and Resilience on March 28th during this year's Her Dream Deferred week. Join in person in NYC, or host a watch party and livestream the event from your area. Find out more here. Featuring Shermena M Nelson Imani Joye Samuels Executive produced by Kimberlé Crenshaw (@sandylocks) Produced by Sr Producer Nicole Edwards Mixing by Sean Dunnam Associate Production by Sana Hashmi Art by Ashley Julien Support provided by Jocelyn Walker, Kristin Penner and the team at African American Policy Forum Music by Blue Dot Sessions Follow us at @intersectionalitymatters (Twitter), @IMKC_podcast (Instagram)

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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

1:17.1

intersectionality to life by exploring the hidden dimensions of today's most pressing issues,

1:23.7

from say her name to the war on woke, DEI and CRT, and the global rise of fascism.

1:30.7

This idea travelogue lifts up the work of leading activists, artists, and scholars,

1:35.7

and helps listeners understand politics, the law, social movements,

1:39.8

and even their own lives in deeper, more nuanced ways.

1:48.5

Thank you. and even their own lives in deeper, more nuanced ways. It's such a blessing to be here with you to share this space.

1:53.7

I invite you to join me in this grounding meditation and invite stillness into your hearts.

2:00.6

I invite you to close your eyes and relax your spine.

2:05.6

Welcome to intersectionality matters.

2:08.6

I'm Sharmina Nelson, Chief of Staff,

2:10.6

and Director of Community Engagement at the African American Policy Forum.

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