Intersectionality is a framework that helps us understand the varying ways in which our identities dictate our lived experiences. We all face different sets of challenges based on our race, gender, sexuality, ability, religion, and more among the cornucopia of identifiers that make us human. Intersectionality has been indispensable in helping many of us uncover unwritten histories, analyze overlooked social problems, and address failures in human rights. From Black women fighting the twin threats of state violence and high maternal mortality rates to queer youth of color protesting the censorship of LGBTQ+ and anti-racist books, an intersectional framework can empower us all to push towards liberation. 

Today, we invite you to contemplate how your identity in its full complexity may affect your experience, as well as those around you. And to consider how you might use the prism of intersectionality to see and think differently about real world problems you encounter.

TODAY’S PRACTICE: Watch The Urgency of Intersectionality with Kimberlé Crenshaw.

DAILY REFLECTION: How can you interrogate both your power and vulnerabilities within your own intersecting identities?

TAKE ACTION: Sign the Open Letter on Fighting ‘Anti-woke’ Censorship of Intersectionality and Black Feminism at bit.ly/NoErasure.