Critical Race Theory

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The lies we are teaching our children Yesterday, I wrote about some states trying to ban drag queens, and now this. Are these politicians trying to take everyone's rights away? Sure, as hell looks like it. …

Arizona’s governor vetoes ban on Critical Race Theory — Arizona’s Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill in Arizona that would have banned the teaching or use of “critical race theory” in public K-12 schools. Arizona ought to be more famous as the origin of “Ninja Race Theory,” that is, the theory that if they paid Cyber Ninjas a few…

States like Florida and Texas are proposing (and passing) legislation banning anything related to Critical Race Theory, both at K-12 as well as in higher ed. As a hopeful Critical Race Scholar, I’d like to talk about CRT and try and pinpoint why it’s so divisive and why it’s important…

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