Before you rage against critical race theory, it might be helpful to know what it is

Marcus Harrison Green writes in The Seattle Times​:

"For the record, critical race theory originated as a field of academic study from 1970s legal scholarship, led by Derrick Bell, that described how racism influences the gears of our nation’s legal, education, health care, and other social systems. 

"The theoretical framework is most often encountered in the halls of higher education, and — fun fact — can count both Mexican and Asian Americans as founders. 

"What it is not, on its own, is the embrace and implementation of a culturally inclusive, responsive and adaptive curriculum. 

"That would be found in things like expanded ethnic studies courses, and diversity, equity, and inclusion trainings such as those required of all Washington state school district staff by Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5044, signed into law in April. 

"I can see why detractors in the five states with laws already on the books banning CRT in public schools — or in the 36 states that have either moved or are moving in that direction — could be confused. Inclusive education, cultural competency, non-Eurocentric education — all sound like euphemisms for 'anti-white racism' to the willfully incurious, I suppose. ..."

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