CRT
Crucial matters of history, language and politics are key components of hip-hop culture, and hip-hop is not just a form of entertainment but a “powerful art form to teach us” about today’s society, according to Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist Rapsody. With lyrics reflecting issues of racial injustices and discrimination, Rapsody told a packed auditorium at the […]
In the weeks following George Floyd’s death in 2020, a U.S. Air Force officer—currently awaiting promotion to brigadier general—accused his fellow “white colonels” of being the “biggest barriers” to addressing “racial injustice” in the military and being “blind to institutional racism.” Col. Ben Jonsson’s 825-word commentary . . .
(This is the final post in a two-part series. You can see Part One here.) The new question of the week is: Have attacks on critical race theory, which have morphed into attacks on educators teaching about systemic racism, affected what you do in the classroom? If so, how? If not, why not? In
In the early 1990s, two Alabama historians tried to write textbooks that defied Lost Cause myths and gave detailed accounts of Reconstruction. But their ventures would cost them more than just time and money. “I learned way more than I ever wanted to learn about textbooks, and way more than I ever wanted to learn […]
A group of Black conservatives is urging school boards around the U.S. to adopt civic-minded courses that focus on the Founding Fathers’ ideals instead of critical race theory. In an open letter published Monday, members of the nonprofit
The debate over critical race theory (CRT) has intensified in recent weeks as Nebraska’s governor and leaders of the state university system feud over a controversial proposal from one of its regents. The University of Nebraska Board of Regents is set to consider a . . .
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