[1]Bowman for Congress

John,

A little over a year ago, I was a middle school principal in a public
school in the Bronx. In total, I've worked in public education for more
than 20 years. I have spent my entire professional adult life as an
educator in our public schools, and I can unequivocally say that — counter
to what you'll hear from Repbulican leaders — critical race theory is not
something we teach in our public schools.

Critical race theory is important, particularly as it relates to
education, because it will play an essential role in our process of
healing, truth, and reconciliation with the ills that plague our country
and lead to unnecessary pain and suffering for Black Americans. But it's
not something that we teach in our public schools.

So John, when I
hear about these stories of critical race theory in our public school
classrooms from my Republican colleagues, I don't know what they are
hearing or reading about. But obviously what they are being informed by is
completely false.

And what's truly unfortunate is that Republicans are spending so much time
using this myth of critical race theory to fearmonger and gain political
points, rather than spending time talking about stuff that matters, like
how our schools are underfunded by $150 billion annually.

We should be talking about funding our schools better. We should be
talking about how we can desegregate our public schools and reimagine a
system that allows every child to access their full potential. We should
be talking about bills like the Green New Deal for Public Schools, my
latest piece of legislation to bring our schools into the 21st century.

So when laws like the one that the Texas Senate just passed — laws to
remove civil rights and women's suffrage from public school curriculum — I
know it was never about critical race theory. It was always about teaching
white supremacy.

Laws dictated by a racial hierarchy are deadly, and they have no place in
our public schools. Our country, and our world, cannot be just so long as
they are governed by them.

We absolutely cannot reach our potential as a country while our laws
perpetuate white supremacy. We must continue to denounce and fight back
against these efforts from Republican lawmakers.



[ [link removed] ]John, I'm
proud to be one of the few public school educators in Congress. I believe
that every child deserves to unlock their full, brilliant potential — and
that it's on us to make sure it happens. I'm proud to continue legislating
for progress, on behalf of our movement and for our children, but I can't
do this work alone. If you're able, will you chip in $3
today and support my leadership in Congress?

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Thank you,

Jamaal Bowman


 


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