"Disarm the War on Woke": Kimberlé Crenshaw on Fighting Racist, Sexist Attacks on Kamala Harris

Support our work: democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt We speak with legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw about the historic presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris, who is facing a slew of racist and misogynist attacks from Donald Trump and others as she runs to be the first woman and the first woman of color to occupy the White House. Crenshaw, who coined the term "intersectionality," says Harris's candidacy is leading to backlash from those who fear the emergence of a more diverse country. "The challenge is, quite clearly, that those who support Kamala Harris and those who support our democracy have to take back the ground that they have ceded in the war on woke," says Crenshaw, executive director of the African American Policy Forum. Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe

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