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Skip to main content Knowledge BaseMissionDiscoverPricingLogin Start free trial Home Knowledge Base Study Guides What is Critical Race Theory (CRT)? Study Guides What is Critical Race Theory (CRT)? Defining Critical Race Theory Critical Race Theory is defined as “a body of legal scholarship which challenges racism, particularly as institutionalised in and by law, and promotes equalitarianism” (Bell, 1995). Critical Race theorists state that racism is an inherent facet of the law and many legal institutions, particularly in the United States, which is its geo-cultural-historical context. Critical race theory proposes that laws and legal institutions function to create and maintain forms of inequality between White people and non-White people. These forms of inequality are often sociological, political and economic in nature. Ultimately, Critical Race Theory proposes that non-White individuals are often disadvantaged in…

The Guardian reports - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/24/new-orleans-pythagoras-theorem-trigonometry-prove US teens say they have new proof for 2,000-year-old mathematical theorem New Orleans students Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson recently presented their findings on the Pythagorean theorem. Ne’Kiya Jackson, left, and Calcea Johnson recently presented their findings at the American Mathematical Society’s south-eastern chapter’s semi-annual meeting. Photograph: WWL-TV Two New Orleans high school seniors who say they have proven Pythagoras’s theorem by using trigonometry – which academics for two millennia have thought to be impossible – are being encouraged by a prominent US mathematical research organization to submit their work to a peer-reviewed journal. Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson, who are students of St Mary’s Academy, recently gave a presentation of their findings at the American Mathematical Society south-eastern chapter’s semi-annual meeting in Georgia. They were reportedly the…

Heather Cox Richardson Open in app or online March 10, 2023 At the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) last weekend, Daily Wire host Michael Knowles said that “for the good of society…transgenderism must be eradicated from public life entirely—the whole preposterous ideology, at every level.” He worded his statement in such a way that it would inevitably create outrage that he could then angrily refute by insisting that “eradicating transgenderism” was not the same thing as eradicating transgender people. This sort of word game is a well-known right-wing tactic for garnering media attention.  ‌ Make no mistake: this attack on transgender people represents a deadly attack on the fundamental principle of American democracy, the idea that all people are created equal. CPAC and its representatives have become increasingly close to…

From Politico Magazine. By ALEXANDER BURNS 03/09/2023 04:30 AM EST Alexander Burns is an associate editor for global politics at POLITICO. His Tomorrow column explores the future of politics and policy debates that cross national lines. . . . Democrats must treat it (their 2020 win) as a “fleeting-once-in-a-generation (or perhaps lifetime) opportunity” to revise the political system. Among the targets of that proposed overhaul: a Senate biased toward rural red states, a Supreme Court stacked with right-wing appointees and an Electoral College that overruled the popular vote twice in two decades. “First and foremost, we must rewrite the rules of our democracy. That’s doing much more than just the voting, corruption, and money-in-politics reforms in HR1 or the VRA renewal,” the document stated, referring to the centerpiece legislative offerings of the Democrats’…

Skip to content EDUCATION SFI BLOG CELEBRATING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK AMERICANS IN CONSERVATION Published On: February 28th, 2022 February is Black History Month and a time to particularly celebrate and elevate the history, culture, and achievements of Black Americans and Canadians. While we should honor, recognize, and celebrate the history, culture, leadership and achievements of Black Americans and Canadians year-round, February is a month to dedicate more time to our individual and respective learning journeys. It is also a month to particularly acknowledge the inequality that Black Americans and Canadians continue to face and the work still to be done. A recent U.S. Census Survey found that less than three percent of foresters and conservation scientists identify as African American. So here at the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), we want to…

Skip to content Teri Kanefield Blog My Books Nonfiction Free to Be Ruth Bader Ginsburg Nonfiction for Young Readers The Extraordinary Suzy Wright The Girl from the Tar Paper School Guilty? The Making of America (6 Book Series) Novels Lawyers Never Lie Turn on the Light so I can Hear Novels for Young Readers Rivka’s Way Knights of the Square Table Publications Things To Do Join me on Mastodon More About Me He Changed The Face Of America 19 Comments / Politics In honor of Black History month, I thought I’d share some of what I learned while researching this biography of Thurgood Marshall: You may want to grab your favorite warm beverage and settle into a comfortable chair for this one. (Citations are in the book). Only one of Marshall’s grandparents…

Be WOKE. Be proud. Let's turn this word around on conservatives LUCIAN K. TRUSCOTT IV FEB 22, 2023 Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins at VMI. Photo by Washington Post Every column I write is made possible by my paid subscribers. To become one and help out the cause, subscribe here: Upgrade to paid Cedric Wins, a retired Army major general and 1985 graduate of Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia, is VMI’s first Black superintendent. He was appointed in 2021 after the Washington Post published a long story about racial discrimination at the school, including descriptions of a professor venerating her KKK ancestors with a story about how the KKK was known to “give the best parties” at the military academy in the 1930’s. A cadet was told he should resign…

February 18, 2023 HEATHER COX RICHARDSON Republican leaders are recognizing that the sight of Republican lawmakers heckling the president of the United States didn’t do their party any favors. It not only called attention to their behavior, it prompted many news outlets to fact-check President Biden’s claim that Republicans had called for cuts to Social Security and Medicare or even called to get rid of them. Those outlets noted that while Republicans have repeatedly said they have no intention of cutting those programs, what Biden said was true: Republican leaders have repeatedly suggested such cuts, or even the elimination of those programs, in speeches, news interviews, and written proposals. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) told Alexander Bolton of The Hill that Republicans should stick to “reasonable and enduring policy” proposals. “I…

Hi, I wanted to follow up on my previous email about our article highlighting Black leaders in the telecommunications industry. We wanted to honor the contributions of stars within the field who strive to move their companies forward in service, equity, and diversity. You can check it out here: https://www.allconnect.com/blog/honoring-black-leaders-in-the-telecom-industry I thought it would be a great fit on your page: https://yemmhart.com/wordpress/support-black-owned-businesses/ Would you consider adding our article link to your page that I listed above? I look forward to hearing from you! Gratefully, Mitch James Communications Coordinator at Allconnect.com info@o.allconnect.com Don't want emails from us anymore? Click here Allconnect Inc, 980 Hammond Drive Suite 1000, Atlanta, Georgia, 30328, United States -----Original Message----- Hi, I hope you’re doing well and having a great Tuesday. I noticed you included valuable information…

February 12, 2023 HEATHER COX RICHARDSON On February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky. Exactly 100 years later, journalists, reformers, and scholars meeting in New York City deliberately chose the anniversary of his birth as the starting point for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). They vowed “to promote equality of rights and eradicate caste or race prejudice among citizens of the United States; to advance the interest of colored citizens; to secure for them impartial suffrage; and to increase their opportunities for securing justice in the courts, education for their children, employment according to their ability, and complete equality before the law.” The spark for the organization of the NAACP was a race riot in Springfield, Illinois, on August 14 and 15, 1908.…