Glenview Public Library
Join FAN for this in-person event at Evanston Township High School. Fan will distribute 200 free copies of Backtalker: An American Memoir, one per household, at the event.The event will recorded and uploaded to the FAN website but will not live streamed.No registration required. n 2026, Critical Race Theory and intersectionality are among the most talked about and most misunderstood topics of the day. To truly understand where these ideas came from, you must start with the woman who founded them: Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw. Distinguished Professor of Law at UCLA and Columbia Law Schools, Crenshaw is widely recognized for coining and developing both CRT and intersectionality. Her new book, Backtalker: An American Memoir, is the powerful and intimate story of how a spunky little girl from Canton, OH came up with a new way to look at the world and forever changed the way we talk about race, gender, and social justice. The examples from her own life, recounted with warmth, humor, and insight, illuminate how intersectionality emerged not from abstract ideas, but from lived experience. This event is suitable for youth 12+. This program is presented in partnership with Family Action Network (FAN). FAN is a 501(c)(3) organization that curates a high-quality speaker series each academic year. All FAN programs are free and open to the public.
