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Since 2020, efforts have been made by conservatives and others to challenge critical race theory (CRT) being taught in schools in the United States.Following the 2020 protests of the murders of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd, as well as the killing of Breonna Taylor, school districts began to introduce additional curricula and create diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-positions to address ...
OPINION: Kimberlé Crenshaw, one of the founders of Critical Race Theory talks about what it means for it to become so controversial. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the ...
The organizers coined the term "Critical Race Theory" to signify an "intersection of critical theory and race, racism and the law." [ 21 ] Afterward, legal scholars began publishing a higher volume of works employing critical race theory, including more than "300 leading law review articles" and books.
AP file photoU.S. Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana sent a letter to fellow Republicans on June 24, 2021, stating: “As Republicans, we reject the racial essentialism that critical race theory teaches ...
Critical Race Theory has been alternately criticized and celebrated, but do you actually know what it is? Here, experts define this controversial concept and explain its real-world implications.
In 1998, Subotnik published one of the earliest critiques of critical race theory (CRT). His article, "What’s Wrong with Critical Race Theory: Reopening the Case for Middle Class Values," [3] [4] highlighted many exaggerated claims originating within the burgeoning CRT community. More generally, while accepting some aspects of critical race ...
An emotional meeting last week of the Temecula Valley Unified School District devolved into angry disputes about the school board’s recently passed resolution to ban critical race theory.
Critical race theorists argue that mass incarceration, police violence, and mandatory sentences have disproportionate negative effects on people of colour. [3] In their view, the humanitarian concerns of minority groups and economic concerns of the majority form a common ground that could lead to policy change in this area. [ 26 ]