Emergence of Critical Race Feminism The socio-historical platforms of racism in America have been rigorously contested by critical race scholars in an effort to shed light on an ongoing battle between freedom and racism. Critical race feminists, even more so, grapple with questions regarding intersexuality and femininity as African American women residing in the United States. The struggle of African American women in America is just one of many racial issues in our society. More must be done through rhetoric to educate Americans on real ways to deter racial inequality in America. In light of this problem, researchers have documented court cases illustrating existing bias incidents to understand. Key concepts of critical race theory include discourse on notions of essentialism, white privilege, institutional racism, and radical critiques that focus on the implications of racism in America. CRT posits that the oppression of minorities in America is not the result of chance but a form of systematic deception exemplified by the American bureaucracy. Furthermore, such laws and institutions help to empower the white voice by making it increasingly difficult for minorities to obtain justice in a legal system with racist underpinnings. From CRT, however, emerged critical race feminism, a theory that focused primarily on issues of race, gender, and class. Critical race feminism rose to prominence after contributions presented by scholars like Mari Matsuda, Regina Austin, Adrien Wing, Kimberlé Crenshaw, and Patricia Williams, seeking to redefine feminism through the experiences of women of color. Additionally, these authors challenged theoretical frameworks of institutionalized racism by critically examining the often overlooked perspectives of Black women in law, culture, and society. Additionally, critical racial feminism has offered women of color new recognition under the umbrella of the term intersectionality (Crenshaw, she expresses concern over the oppression of black women in the media due to the constant overlap between prostitution and In order to create a more appealing black women, Clark was forced to distinguish herself from the "ordinary" black prostitute, which ironically placed her in a position to perpetuate, whether intentionally or not, stereotypical assumptions. dominant society has on black women. Austin expands on this point by calling on black women to form a "sisterhood" that seeks to unify both deviant and non-deviant African American women. Black women need to better understand the difference between deviance and difference in their lives in order to create a more united class of African American women. Interestingly, she ends with the idea that she expects change from within. declaring: “only we can surrender to freedom,” in order to articulate the urgency of collective transformation. Austin's research, however, touches on a broader scholarly discourse that concerns the notion of postcolonialism and strategic essentialism in the discipline. Austin does not emphasize the importance of unity among black women under the term "sisterhood" in order to intentionally follow in the footsteps of Western hegemony, but rather to