New Resources About Critical Race Theory Hysteria

 

Here are new additions to RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT ATTACKS ON “CRITICAL RACE THEORY,” THE 1619 PROJECT & ATTEMPTS TO STOP EDUCATORS FROM TEACHING ABOUT SYSTEMIC RACISM:

EXPLAINER: So much buzz, but what is critical race theory? is from The Associated Press.

What the Polls Really Tell Us About How Critical Race Theory Affected the Virginia Election is from Slate.

BINGO! "In the Fox News poll, white respondents opposed the teaching of CRT by 24 percentage points, but parents opposed it by only five points. That’s because many parents aren’t white, and the poll’s nonwhite respondents were twice as likely to favor CRT as to oppose it." https://t.co/i266m0juz1

— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) November 6, 2021

AS WE SAID: "So, yes, there was a backlash against “critical race theory” in Virginia. And, yes, it helped Republicans win. Their strategy of hyping, distorting, and attacking CRT worked. But it didn’t work by appealing to parents. It worked by appealing to race."

— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) November 6, 2021

Lone Star Parent Power: How One of the Nation’s Toughest Anti-Critical Race Theory Laws Emboldened Angry Texas Parents Demanding Book Banning, Educator Firings | The 74 https://t.co/C9l7Y66Cv6

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 4, 2021