Historian Glenda gilmore says feminism and anti racist movements have inspired and instructed each other. Racism in our culture is heavily coated with notions of sex and gender which we will unpack in this episode. We're not going to examine how intersectionality plays out with every racial and ethnic group, right? Some of these dynamics also apply in roughly similar ways to folks who are neither black nor white.
People fighting for more democracy in the United States often have to struggle against sexism and racism. In fact, those two struggles are often inseparable—certainly from the perspective of black
women and some other women of color.
Reported and produced by host John Biewen, with Season 3 co-host Celeste Headlee and Season 4 collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interviews with Glenda Gilmore, Ashley Farmer, Sandra Arrington, and
Danielle McGuire.
Music by Alex Weston, Evgueni and Sacha Galperine, and Eric Neveux. Music consulting and production help from Joe Augustine of Narrative Music.