Critical Race Theory

Social Justice on the Horizon In the early 1960s, I came across a book that changed my life; Drum, by Kyle Onstott. I was serving a tour of duty in Vietnam and a buddy shared this work of historical fiction with me. …

Introduction: Critical Race Theory (CRT) is an academic framework that emerged in the 1970s and 1980s, primarily within legal scholarship, as a response to the limitations of traditional legal analysis in addressing issues of racial inequality. It is an interdisciplinary field that examines the complex relationship between race, power, and…

I’ve never seen a bot backtrack and apologize so many times — In doing some research for a different article around racial healing and desegregation, I asked ChatGPT this question: Why did Joe Biden fear a “racial jungle”? I asked this question because Biden has been frequently criticized for having used the term in the past, including by his own VP Kamala…

I am reminded of the 1965 celebration of “National Brotherhood Week” by songwriter and satirist Tom Lehrer. There really was an optimistic time when Americans celebrated the week of spreading welcoming to all Americans, although the commemoration died in a wave of cynicism in the early 2000s. Lehrer wrote: Oh, the white…

“The problem is not bad people. The problem is a system that reproduces bad outcomes. It is both humane and inclusive to say, ‘We have done things that have hurt all of us, and we need to find a way out.’” …

I bought the book The Human Swarm a few years ago, maybe four. It starts off with a huge conflict, millions dead. Then you realize, he’s talking about ants. Apparently these creatures kill each other in astounding numbers, and do it all the time. To us, they all look the…

… the canvas of the future is ours to paint, and each stride we make — no matter how small — propels us nearer to a society where justice isn’t an exception but the rule. Dear Family, We are at a pivotal moment in time. We are standing at a…

Racism goes beyond individual prejudice — Racism is deeply embedded into U.S. society and in societies under other settler-colonial states such as Australia and Aotearoa, pervasive from the smallest to the largest scales. It’s vital to have an understanding of racism in its multitudes in order to combat it. While most people colloquially define racism as…

Patreon page: Mindgasms | creating Youtube videos, blogs, book reviews, and novel chapters | Patreon Mindgasms is creating content you must be 18+ to view. Are you 18 years of age or older? creating Youtube videos…www.patreon.com Newest Mindgasms Book Review that is part 4 in my series on the book by the Critical Race Theorist, Derrick Bell, called Silent Covenants. This section is about how rich white elites deliberately financially screwed over poor white people during slavery, incuding the fact that political leaders wouldn’t…