What is most striking is the brazen hypocrisy — one might even say chutzpah — of the Trump lawyers’ arguments.

The vote allowing Iowa's public universities to opt out of required courses with "substantial" DEI and Critical Race Theory ...

As most specialists know, critical race theory is an academic movement that first emerged in the 1970s and ‘80s among legal scholars such as Kimberlé Crenshaw, Richard Delgado, and Derrick Bell.

Critical race theory is a concept that aims to explain how discrimination and inequity are woven into laws, policies, and systems. The concept argues that racism goes beyond individual prejudice and ...

Efforts to ban critical race theory are widespread, as dozens of states have passed legislation and more than 40 have introduced it. “It’s a concerted effort. The laws that are being proposed ...

Simply put, critical race theory states that U.S. social institutions (e.g., the criminal justice system, education system, labor market, housing market, and healthcare system) are laced with ...

Few topics in education have dominated the news over the past few years as much as efforts to ban critical race theory from the nation’s schools. The topic is so pervasive that researchers at ...

Critical race theory arose to explain the backlash that was constant during the civil rights movement, but really gained ground after the victories of the Voting Rights Act, the Fair Housing Act ...

Ideas from critical race theory can help explain moral panic. Moral panics are immoral exercises, designed to create group cohesion, target ideological or political enemies, and shape norms.

Critical race theory originated in the family of critical studies and seeks to promote what its adherents believe is a pervasive and inescapable racist legacy in the U.S. legal system.

Students hold anti-critical race theory signs at Mater Academy Charter Middle-High School in Hialeah Gardens on April 22, 2022. SPECIAL COVERAGE: Education The bill, which was passed by the ...

Pictured: A parent hoists a sign Nov. 16 as California's Placentia-Yorba Linda Board of Education discusses a proposed resolution to ban teaching critical race theory.