What is Critical Race Theory?Ĭreated by a number of legal scholars (including, most notably, Kimberlé Crenshaw), critical race theory is a theory on "how the social construction of race and institutionalized racism perpetuate a racial caste system that relegates people of color to the bottom tiers" according to a Jan.
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The majority of these bills specifically ban the teaching of a series of "divisive concepts" such as race essentialism, racial scapegoating and the idea that the United States is fundamentally racist. In three states - Arkansas, Idaho and Oklahoma - such bills have already been signed into law.
Similar bills are pending in 12 different states - Arizona, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.
Various outlets continue to promote this idea when responding to the current surge of state and federal bills aimed at banning the government promotion of critical race theory, a surge that has been quite extensive.Īccording to the CRT legislation tracker on notable CRT critic Christopher Rufo's website, three federal bills abolishing "critical race theory indoctrination" are pending. Or, at least, that is the message they wish to share with their readers. Nevertheless, establishment media outlets seem convinced that that is the case. No, Republicans are not trying to ban "diversity training."
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