“I think the O.J. Simpson trial was a revelation about the ongoing patt...” — Kimberle Williams Crenshaw Quote

“I think the O.J. Simpson trial was a revelation about the ongoing patterns of racial difference in American society.”

“Black girls are punished, many times violently so, for questioning and challenging authority, which is something that is often celebrated and encouraged as a sign of intelligence and critical thinking in white boys.”

“Sexism isn't a one-size-fits-all phenomenon. It doesn't happen to black and white women the same way.”

“'Separate but unequal' didn't work in respect to race, it doesn't work in respect to gender, and it especially doesn't work when looking at the intersection of race and gender.”

“We're never going to come to a moment where all of us who claim to be feminists can agree about what the first priority of feminism is.”

“Feminists must denounce the use of white insecurity - whether in relation to white womanhood, white neighborhoods, white politics, or white wealth - to justify the brutal assaults against black people of all genders.”

“You go to Los Angeles or New York or Miami or Chicago, and you see Latinos everywhere; they are involved in every part of American society. That's why they have to start being represented in Hollywood, because an 'Americano' can't walk down the street and not see a Latino.”

“The reversion of American society to a nation of the superrich and the rest... is straining the country in ways that go way beyond economics.”

“I think that the path that I took was normal in the American society where young women and men are not trained as to how to make the transition from being a girl to being a woman, from being a boy to being a man. And so I think that most young people in America live by trial and error, and not by parental instruction, community guidance.”

“American society to me and my brother was thrilling because, first of all, the food made noise. We were so excited about Rice Krispies and Coca-Cola. We had only silent food in our country, and we loved listening to our lunch and breakfast.”

“The values of democracy, brotherhood, and freedom that constitute the building blocks of American society are also shared by Israeli society, together with the faith in man's power and ability to change and influence his surroundings.”