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Apr 15, 2024 · Critical race theorists hold that racism is inherent in the law and legal institutions of the United States insofar as they function to create and maintain social, economic, and political inequalities between whites and nonwhites, especially African Americans.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nov 8, 2021 · Nov. 8, 2021. About a year ago, even as the United States was seized by protests against racism, many Americans had never heard the phrase “ critical race theory. Now, suddenly, the term is...
Critical race theory (CRT) is an interdisciplinary academic field focused on the relationships between social conceptions of race and ethnicity, social and political laws, and media. CRT also considers racism to be systemic in various laws and rules, and not based only on individuals' prejudices.
Jul 21, 2021 · Critical race theory (CRT) originated as a field of legal study in the 1970s spearheaded by Derrick Bell, Harvard University's first permanently-appointed black law professor, to address what...
May 18, 2021 · Is “critical race theory” a way of understanding how American racism has shaped public policy, or a divisive discourse that pits people of color against white people?
- Stephen Sawchuk
- Assistant Managing Editor
- ssawchuk@educationweek.org
Jul 9, 2021 · While the anti-C.R.T. activist Christoper F. Rufo lists 11 examples of “critical race theory in education,” most are examples of schools offering teachers diversity training.
Sep 22, 2021 · Black Americans, for example, are incarcerated at much higher rates than any other racial group, and the theory invites scrutiny of the criminal justice system's role in that. An often-cited...
