Intersectionality Matters! [Podcast]
Role(s): Producer + Editor
Intersectionality Matters! is a podcast hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw, an American civil rights advocate and a leading scholar of Critical Race Theory.
A mixture of one-on-one interviews and group discussions, the podcast got its start in the days after the 2016 U.S. presidential election, giving Columbia Law Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw the chance to fully explicate and illuminate the oft-misunderstood concept of intersectionality, a groundbreaking framework that shows the nature of race, class, and gender as interdependent systems of discrimination and disadvantage.
Ep. 37: When Misogynoir is a Preexisting Condition: Black Women’s Health Through the Twin Pandemics (Intersectionality Matters! Podcast)
Ep. 37: When Misogynoir is a Preexisting Condition: Black Women's Health Through the Twin Pandemics
On this episode, Kimberlé and a group of leading champions for equitable healthcare take us behind the “white coat” of medical racism, and explore its disproportionate impact on Black women and girls. Guests share their own stories being mistreated and ignored as patients, and reflect on the struggles they’ve endured as Black woman doctors working in a medical system with roots in eugenics and racialized violence. The conversation analyzes the lessons learned from the tragic case of Dr. Susan Moore, examines how the experiences of Black women in healthcare relate to historical racism and sexism, and asks what it would take to deconstruct the misogynoir that “lurks behind the white coat.”
With:
Dr. Karen Scott, epidemiologist, educator and obstetric doctor;
Dr. Gail Wyatt, professor at UCLA, psychologist, and board certified sex therapist;
Dr. Alisha Liggett, board certified family medicine doctor with a clinical practice based in New York City;
Dr. Joia Crear Perry, the founder and president of the National Birth Equity Collaborative.
Ep. 38: Engendering the Politics of the Black Athlete (Intersectionality Matters! Podcast)
Ep. 38: Engendering the Politics of the Black Athlete
When we think about the history of Black athletic resistance, we don't tend to think of Black women athletes like Wyomia Tyus, Rose Robinson, or Wilma Rudolph, who have all taken great risks to speak out against racial injustice. On this episode, Kimbelé is joined by Layshia Clarendon and Sydney Colson of the WNBA, Demario Davis of the New Orleans Saints, and civil rights icon Dr. Harry Edwards to celebrate the achievements of today’s Black women athletes, reflect on the history of athletic activism, and imagine the power that lies in collective action and athletic solidarity.
With:
LAYSHIA CLARENDON - WNBA player, leading advocate for trans, non-binary and LGBTQ+ athletes, and the first vice president of the WNBA Players Association
SYDNEY COLSON - WNBA player, member of the WNBA’s Social Justice Council, and a leading voice in the WNBA #SayHerName initiative
DEMARIO DAVIS - Linebacker for the New Orleans Saints, member of the Players Coalition, recipient of the Bart Starr Award for outstanding character on the field, at home, and in the community
DR. HARRY EDWARDS - Professor emeritus at UC Berkeley, founder of the field of study known as the Sociology of Sports, and founder of the Olympic Project for Human Rights movement