5 Things to Know About the Attack on Anti-Racist Education
The right is lying — about America, and their motives
As the right continues to attack anti-racist education, under the guise of stopping “Critical Race Theory,” there are some things to keep in mind that can help you understand what the conflict is (and isn’t) about.
Whether it’s their denial of the problem of racism itself, or their messaging about the dangers of anti-racist materials in schools, conservatives are offering a dishonest analysis of the nation’s history and disingenuous reasons for their opposition to addressing it.
Here’s what you should know.
First, the denial of systemic racism isn’t new — it’s been a constant among white Americans, even when that racism has been obvious.
When white people insist systemic racism is a myth, and thus, it’s wrong to suggest that America is a place of racial injustice, they’re working off an old script.
Fact is, white folks have never believed systemic racism to be a problem in the present — whether that present is today, or whether it was 60 years ago.
