Intersectionality Matters! Creators & Guests

Kimberlé Crenshaw is a lawyer, civil rights advocate, philosopher, and a leading scholar of critical race theory.

LaTosha Brown is a co-founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund.

Kirsten West Savali is a cultural critic, journalist editor. Savali is vice president of content at iOne Digital, formerly at Essence and The Root. Her provocative commentary explores the intersections of race, social justice, religion, feminism, politics and pop culture.

Dorian T. Warren is a scholar, organizer, and media personality whose work focuses on advancing racial, economic, and social justice . Currently, he is the president of Community Change, and co-chair of the Economic Security Project. He also co-hosts the podcast "System Check."Previously, Warren taught for over a decade at the University of Chicago and Columbia University, where he was co-director of the Columbia University Program on Labor Law and Policy. He has also worked as a contributor and a host at MSNBC, where he was also the executive producer of “Nerding Out” on MSNBC’s digital platform. He has appeared on NBC Nightly News, ABC, MSNBC, CNN, CNBC, BET, BBC, NPR, Bloomberg, and NY1.Warren's writing has appeared in The Nation, Huffington Post, Newsweek, Salon, Washington Post, New York Times, Medium, Ebony.com, and Boston Review.Warren received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his Ph.D. in Political Science from Yale University.

Tim Wise is an American activist and writer on the topic of race.

Justin Jones is an American activist and politician.

Karsonya "Kaye" Wise Whitehead is an American educator, author, radio host, speaker, and documentary filmmaker who is known as the #blackmommyactivist. She is the founding director of The Karson Institute for Race, Peace, and Social Justice, a Professor of Communication and African and African American Studies at Loyola University Maryland, and the host of Today With Dr. Kaye on WEAA.

W. Kamau Bell is a prominent comedian, writer, and television host. He is best known for his critically acclaimed CNN series "United Shades of America," which explores various cultural and social issues across the United States. Bell's work has earned multiple awards, including several Emmys, and he is recognized for his insightful and thought-provoking commentary on race and society.

Karen Attiah is a Ghanaian-American writer, and Global Opinions editor for The Washington Post.

Soledad O’Brien is a broadcast journalist and progressive executive producer.