Regarding intersectionality, Kimberle Crenshaw states, “Black women sometimes experience
discrimination in ways similar to white women’s experiences; sometimes they share very similar
experiences with black men…often experience double-discrimination…the combined effects which
discriminate on the basis of race, and on the basis of sex. And sometimes, they experience
discrimination as black women – not the sum of race and sex discrimination but as black women.”
What does she mean by this? Identify examples of similar experiences between Black women and
white women/Black men. How are these experiences similar? What might be different within the
same context? Identify examples of marginalization that are specific to Black women. Support your
answer with readings, film, class discussion, etc.