The Case for Critical Race Theory

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🗓️ 2 October 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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For decades, critical race theory was something discussed almost exclusively by scholars and academics. That was before conservatives turned it into a political football, even though most couldn’t define it properly. On today’s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by UCLA Law Professor LaToya Baldwin Clark, a leader of CRT Forward. That’s a project that tracks attacks on CRT, and works to reframe the public policy discussion around it. She and her colleagues say CRT could play a vital role in preparing American students to live cooperatively in our increasingly diverse nation. Guest: UCLA Law Professor LaToya Baldwin Clark Podcast production by Yanii Evans You can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for just $1 for your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is a word, a podcast from Slate. I'm your host, Jason Johnson. Before
0:08.1	conservatives turned it into a political football, critical race theory was an
0:11.2	academic method of exploring how racism was baked into our nation's
0:15.5	institutions. Now scholars are fighting to reclaim CRT from its attackers.
0:20.9	We don't have a good answer for why we shouldn't be teaching it. I don't like
0:25.0	the comeback that says, oh, CRT is not in schools. Well, maybe the answer is
0:29.2	CRT should be in schools.
0:31.4	Defending critical race theory coming up on a word with me, Jason Johnson.
0:35.5	Stay with us.
0:40.7	Welcome to a word, a podcast about race and politics and everything else. I'm
0:44.2	your host, Jason Johnson. This September, we're focusing on issues affecting
0:48.2	students and education. Today, we're talking about critical race theory.
0:52.1	It became one of the hottest topics in K through 12 education in recent years,
0:55.9	even though it has not been widely taught or discussed in our nation's public
0:59.7	schools. That fact hasn't stopped conservatives from turning CRT into a
1:03.5	surrogate for everything they don't like about anti-racist or even accurate
1:07.6	teaching about American history and race. Well, now many scholars are
1:11.9	mobilizing to document the attacks on critical race theory and to set the
1:15.6	record straight, joining us to talk more about is Latoya Baldwin Clark, a leader
1:20.2	of the CRT forward tracking project at UCLA School of Law. She's also an
1:24.7	assistant professor of law there. Latoya Baldwin Clark. Welcome to a word.
1:29.2	Thank you. I'm so happy to be here. Thanks for having me.
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