This is a word, a podcast from Slate. I'm your host, Jason Johnson. Across the country,

Republicans like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis are fighting against critical race theory,

even if they don't know what it is. Let me be clear, there's no room in our classrooms

for things like critical race theory, teaching kids to hate their country and to hate each other,

is not worth one red cent of taxpayer money. Professor Eberm Kendi explains critical race theory,

so even racist can understand. Coming up on a word with me, Jason Johnson, stay with us.

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Welcome to a word, a podcast about race and politics and everything else. I'm your host,

Jason Johnson. Critical race theory used to be something the only academics talked about,

but in recent months many Republican leaders have painted as the number one threat to democracy.

Here's a clip of former President Donald Trump's senior advisor, Steven Miller.

Critical race theory is simply a new attempt at segregation, a new attempt at dividing people

based on their skin color. But even as conservatives rush to ban critical race theory from schools,

even when it's not being taught, there's a real question about whether they have much of an idea

about what it is to help us make sense of all of this. We're joined by Professor Ebrim Kendi.

He's the author of How to Be an Anti-Racist and the Director of the Boston University Center for

Anti-Racist Research. He's also the host of a new podcast, Be Anti-Racist with Ebrim X Kendi.

And Dr. Ebrim Kendi joins us now. Welcome to a word.

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