Perhaps the exclusion of women and girls is the price to be paid for any race-focused initiative in this era. “Fixing” men of color — particularly young black men — hits a political sweet spot among populations that both love and fear them. Judging from the defense of My Brother’s Keeper by many progressives and the awkward silence of their allies, the consequent erasure of females of color is regarded as neither politically nor morally significant. Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw talks My Brothers Keeper and how it neglects young black women.
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 14:45:01 +0000
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