To hear some describe it, critical race theory is Marxism, a threat to the American way of life, reverse racism and a scheme to indoctrinate children. The reality is less sensationalistic. "It's a ...

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” ...

In 1971, Derrick Bell, a forty-year-old civil-rights attorney, became the first Black professor to gain tenure at Harvard Law School. A soft-spoken and prolific scholar, with glasses and a short fro ...

Critical race theory, Guelzo says, is a subset of critical theory that began with Immanuel Kant in the 1790s. It was a response to — and rejection of — the principles of the Enlightenment and the Age ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — It has become a major issue in the Virginia governor’s race. Former President Donald Trump has railed against it. Republicans in the U.S. Senate introduced a resolution condemning ...

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 Disability Studies uses intersectional, justice-oriented frameworks to challenge disablism and ableism. Through co-produced and participatory research, we seek to reimagine disability as a ...

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 ...

Scripture offers a deeper analysis of modern society than modern society could give itself. Many people become suspicious at the mention of critical theory, especially as it applies to controversial ...

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