As a deepening of systemic racism grows across the USA, much of it likely due to the success of our social change work, the backlash against it is exemplified by the campaign against critical race theory. Though the deliberate misuse of the concept may cause us to dismiss it as another outrageous attempt to maintain white privilege, some of us are paying it serious attention.
Toward that end, we want to make sure you know about the Association of Black Foundation Executives’ Emergency Funder Briefing this Thursday. We share a link to an interview with the American Civil Liberties Union on its fight against critical race theory bans. Another link goes to a story on the American Federation of Teachers fighting back. Finally, we link to an article about how the conservative movement utilizes nonprofits in its fight.
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“As we listen to the loud and steady drumbeat of attacks on efforts to combat systemic racism through the distortion of critical race theory, anti-racist education and even the intent of ‘DEI’ programming, progressive funders might have been tempted to ignore these lies as so exaggerated and patently false, thinking that they warranted little to no serious response.” Read and register…
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“A concerted campaign against efforts to address persistent racial inequality has consolidated under the watchword of ‘critical race theory’ (CRT)…. The campaign has been astonishingly effective…. Our aim, in collaboration with other national organizations and local organizations in the various states, to try to push back in an equally coordinated and strategic way.” Read…
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“The country’s largest teachers’ union passed a resolution asking its members to ‘fight back against anti-[critical race theory] rhetoric.’” Read…
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