kimberlé williams crenshaw (born 1959) is a professor at ucla school of law and columbia law school. she made the word "intersectionality" in 1989. she is a feminist. she was born in canton, ohio in 1959. she edited the 1995 book "critical race theory: the key writings that formed the movement". in 1996 crenshaw started the african american policy forum with luke harris. she has been on "the tavis smiley show" and msnbc.