I n the wave of protest that followed the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, it was not uncommon to hear the complaint from conservative pundits and politicians that “critical race theory” ...

Discussing critical race theory is hard. There's critical race theory, an academic movement dating back to the 1970s that pioneered ideas like "structural racism" and "intersectionality." And then ...

Retired Marine Lt. Gen. Gregory Newbold’s recent commentary seeks to emphasize the importance of having a military consistently focused on lethality. He highlights that to win wars, both military and ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Critical race theory has been banned from K-12 education in Louisiana. KSLA breaks down what critical race theory is. On August 27, Louisiana Governor, Jeff Landry banned the ...

What exactly is critical race theory? The answer to that question appears to have eluded many, as controversies over racial diversity trainings and curricula have swept the nation's schools in recent ...

How a complicated and expansive academic theory developed during the 1980s has become a hot-button political issue 40 years later. By Jacey Fortin About a year ago, even as the United States was ...

“There is little to no evidence that critical race theory itself is being taught to K-12 public school students,” The Associated Press wrote recently. If that’s true, why would the National Education ...

When a Rhode Island local school district allegedly considered suing one woman for the high crime of asking for information about school curricula, many were shocked, and rightfully so. To be sued for ...

Critical race theory – the academic theory created to explain the relationship between race, racism and power and its byproduct, social inequality – is the new enemy of the Republican Party as well as ...

A booby-trapped billboard. A list of demands. A conservative media frenzy. Jeff Porter, superintendent of a wealthy suburban school district in Maine, had no idea that his community was about to ...

The United States is not in the midst of a “culture war” over race and racism. The animating force of our current conflict is not our differing values, beliefs, moral codes, or practices. The American ...

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