Reniqua Allen explores the intersection of age and race in her book It Was All a Dream, bringing to life the stories of black millennials who are striving for the American Dream despite discriminatory policies that contribute to higher rates of student debt, unemployment, and incarceration than their white counterparts.
Hear Allen's keynote presentation and discover best practices from regional employers who are working to develop policies that acknowledge all aspects of social identity and bolster inclusion.
Intersectionality
[ in-ter-sek-shuh-nal-i-tee ]
n. the oppression and discrimination resulting from the overlap of an individual’s various social identities
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Writer, Producer, Journalist, Author, Speaker
Reniqua Allen is an Eisner Fellow at the Nation Institute and a former fellow at New America and Demos. She has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, Guardian, Teen Vogue, and more, as well as produced for WNYC, PBS, and MSNBC. Allen lives in the Bronx.
Sr. Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs, Comcast NBC10 Telemundo62
Executive Director, PHL Diversity
CEO and CIO, FIS Group
Chief of Staff, Boomi, A Dell Technologies Business
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