nativism, classims/capitalism, ableism, transphobia/cisheteropatriarchy, and homophobia/heteropatriarchy

represents “sexism and patriarchy,” which intersects with “racism and white supremacy.”

Intersectionality is a process of identifying and embracing all aspects of one’s identity, and Lorde emphasizes how this practice allows us to fully see one another’s humanity, as there is strength in diversity and difference.

acknowledgement for the denigrating treatment students receive at work, or they are finally given space to reflect on the internalized effects of colorism on their self-esteem, or students may express cathartic anger that the racially segregated neighborhoods they grew up in have been designed with purpose and targeted for police surveillance and violence.