Critical Race Theory

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June 17, 2024
Defunding the only state-approved Black history course exposes the endgame to the pro-white conservative agenda.
March 26, 2024
A high school teacher and two students sued Arkansas on Monday over the state's ban on critical race theory and…
Maryland Governor Wes Moore, theGrio.com
February 26, 2024
In the absence of congressional action, Dem governors are on the frontlines in the battle over the teachings of race…
August 25, 2023
In his first year as head of Oklahoma's public schools, State Superintendent Ryan Walters has taken on what he describes…
An angry kid created with generative AI technology
August 16, 2023
The war on critical race theory was always about protecting white children from feeling discomfort in the classroom.
A Texas school district trustee wants to crack down on those displays
August 11, 2023
Trustees with the Conroe Independent School District in Montgomery County, Texas, want to crack down on racial unity posters. 
August 10, 2023
Just two months after one of Nebraska's most contentious legislative sessions, lawmakers signaled Monday that more angry debate is likely next year…
July 25, 2023
Francis Howell School Board led by new conservative board members elected since last year, has revoked that anti-racism resolution.
June 19, 2023
Juneteenth might be the only federal holiday where states have banned teaching certain aspect of its history, an author noted.
June 7, 2023
The promotion of certain beliefs that some North Carolina lawmakers have likened to “critical race theory" is on track to be banned…
Moms for Liberty, theGrio.com
May 19, 2023
Our series examines the Moms for Liberty-led anti-CRT coup that claimed the career of Berkeley County schools' first Black superintendent.
moms for liberty, critical race theory, theGrio.com
May 18, 2023
Part 3 of our series details how a group of angry white moms took over a majority-Black school district and…
SC critical race war
May 17, 2023
Our series details how a celebrated Black scholar found herself in the crosshairs of the conservative campaign against education equity.
May 16, 2023
TheGrio's four-part series explores how South Carolina became the home of the fight against critical race theory and equal education
May 11, 2023
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Republicans are one step closer to restricting how teachers discuss race in K-12 classrooms.
A woman watches a young boy writing in a book
March 21, 2023
If policymakers genuinely want to engage parents and students, they must genuinely embrace diverse voices to do what’s right —…
A hand holding a sign reading "Ban CRT"
March 18, 2023
The Arizona Education Association recently went on Twitter and called on Tom Horne to eliminate the hotline.
March 11, 2023
Critical race theory is not taught in Arizona state schools but it's a hot-button issue for social conservatives.
February 24, 2023
Republican lawmakers in Texas said DEI initiatives, which benefit the historically disenfranchised, are "forbidden" and "illegal."
House Speaker Tim Moore
February 24, 2023
North Carolina wants to make it harder to teach about race, as Republican lawmakers push to enact an anti-Critical Race…