Say her name : resisting police brutality against Black women / by Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw and Andrea J. Ritchie ; with Rachel Anspach, Rachel Gilmer, and Luke Harris ; African American Policy Forum, Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies.

"... gathers stories of Black women who have been killed by police and who have experienced gender-specific forms of police violence [such as sexual assault], provides some analytical frames for understanding their experiences, and broadens dominant conceptions of who experiences state violence and...

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Main Authors: Crenshaw, Kimberlé (Author)
Ritchie, Andrea J. (Author)
Anspach, Rachel (Author)
Gilmer, Rachel (Author)
Harris, Luke (Author)
Corporate Authors: African American Policy Forum
Columbia University. Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : African American Policy Forum, Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies, Columbia Law School, July 2015.
Edition:July 2015 update.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (45 pages) : black & white illustrations, portraits.
Variant Title:
SayHerName.
Format: Electronic eBook
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"... gathers stories of Black women who have been killed by police and who have experienced gender-specific forms of police violence [such as sexual assault], provides some analytical frames for understanding their experiences, and broadens dominant conceptions of who experiences state violence and what it looks like... a resource to help ensure that Black women's stories are integrated into demands for justice, policy responses to police violence, and media representations of victims and survivors of police brutality... concludes with recommendations for engaging communities in conversation and advocacy around Black women's experiences of police violence, considering race and gender in policy initiatives to combat state violence, and adopting policies to end sexual abuse and harassment by police officers."--Website.
Note:Accompanied by social media guide titled: #SayHerName.
Call Number:HV8141 .C74 2015 Online
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 36-45)
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Title from PDF cover (viewed December 23, 2015)