List: Critical Race Theory - Responding to the Attacks | Curated by Tim Wise

Apr 12, 2022
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Critical Race Theory - Responding to the AttacksThese essays are in response to right wing attacks on anti-racist education and/or Critical Race Theory, which are often conflated, and in both cases, misunderstood
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5 Big Lies About Critical Race TheoryConservatives attacking anti-racist education are deceiving you
Apr 12, 2022
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Apr 12, 2022
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Morality Will Never Be the Key to White Anti-RacismCritical Race Theory is correct — only interest convergence can prompt widespread solidarity. And that’s OK
Mar 25, 2022
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Mar 25, 2022
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Ted Cruz is a Racist HackHis questions to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson reveal his contempt for Black people and the intelligence of us all
Mar 24, 2022
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Mar 24, 2022
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Opting Out of Black History Month Lessons? That’s White PrivilegeBlack and brown folks don’t get to pick and choose the things they’re expected to learn. Guess why not?
Feb 20, 2022
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Feb 20, 2022
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13 Questions for Those Who Want to Ban “Critical Race Theory”They won’t answer them though. Because if they did, they would sound ridiculous.
Feb 15, 2022
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Feb 15, 2022
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Age of Awareness
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White Fragility, Case № 12,345A principal had to apologize for sharing a video about racism, even though it promoted cross-racial solidarity
Feb 14, 2022
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Feb 14, 2022
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Mitch McConnell Just Proved a Key Premise of Critical Race TheoryDifferentiating Black folks from Americans is pretty much Founding Fathers 101
Jan 30, 2022
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Jan 30, 2022
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Momentum
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How We Remember Our Past Determines Our FutureHistorical memory is far more than an academic exercise
Jan 25, 2022
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Jan 25, 2022
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5 Steps for Defeating Right-Wing Censorship and Book BanningDefensiveness and debate tactics won’t get it done — it’s time to fight fire with fire
Jan 5, 2022
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Jan 5, 2022
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Racism is as American as Apple Pie or Your Ford F-150How American ideology keeps racial inequity locked in place
Dec 16, 2021
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Dec 16, 2021
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Age of Awareness
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5 Things to Know About the Attack on Anti-Racist EducationThe right is lying — about America, and their motives
Dec 8, 2021
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Dec 8, 2021
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An Injustice!
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Conservatives are Not Oppressed in AcademiaAnd their claims of victimization prove the hypocrisy of right-wing thought
Nov 30, 2021
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Nov 30, 2021
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AfroSapiophile
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Conservatives Hate Critical Thought, Not Critical Race TheoryThey’re afraid to let students hear any explanation of inequality that doesn’t blame Black people themselves
Nov 19, 2021
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Nov 19, 2021
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AfroSapiophile
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If White Fragility is a Myth, Why Do We Keep Proving It?The attacks on Critical Race Theory prove the very brittleness conservatives would deny
Nov 18, 2021
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Nov 18, 2021
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Here are More Things We Shouldn’t Teach KidsSomehow, I suspect conservatives won’t like this list
Nov 13, 2021
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Nov 13, 2021
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Why is History the New Political Battlefield in America?How we understand the past shapes how we create the future
Nov 11, 2021
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Nov 11, 2021
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Anti-Racism is About Social Responsibility, Not Racial GuiltAllyship is a journey, and shame has never been the destination
Nov 9, 2021
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Nov 9, 2021
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Anti-Racism is About Social Responsibility, Not Racial GuiltAllyship is a journey, and shame has never been the destination
Nov 9, 2021
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Nov 9, 2021
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Age of Awareness
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Historical Ignorance is a Prized Conservative VirtueFrom the founders to the ‘50s, the right prefers to distort history and feed lies to the nation’s students
Nov 8, 2021
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Nov 8, 2021
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AfroSapiophile
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The Right Wants to Cancel the TruthConservatives aren’t trying to protect children from “divisive” theories — they’re trying to censor history
Nov 3, 2021
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Nov 3, 2021
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