It's basically impossible to open your news app without seeing a headline about Critical Race Theory, but what is it? Could you explain it to a friend if they asked you for guidance? Could you give examples of how the laws in our country affect different groups of people based on the color of their skin? This episode will give you the tools and confidence you need to have these crucial conversations with the people you love.

In this episode you will learn:

• the basics of Critical Race Theory
• how "neutral" laws have a racial impact
• how to respond when someone is against CRT
• common myths about CRT
• how you can support teachers & get involved in your local school district

I've heard from hundreds of you that the people in your life are skeptical about what it might look like to teach children to use their critical thinking skills to examine race. Let's work together to move closer to our values of inclusion, equity, and justice.

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Articles, Studies & Podcasts Referenced In The Episode

First Name Basis Podcast, Season 3, Episode 9: "Racism 101"

First Name Basis Podcast, Season 2 Episode 12: "How To Talk To Your Children About Racism"

First Name Basis Podcast, Season 3 Episode 19: "How You Can Help Stop Voter Suppression"

Critical Race Theory: An Introduction by Richard Delgado

Sylvia Duckworth worked with Dr. Angel Jones & Dr. Kate Slater to put together resources that explain CRT

Undistracted Brittany Packnett Cunningham's Podcast, Kimberlé Crenshaw On The Truth About Critical Race Theory

Federal Probe of American Indian Boarding Schools Reflects Dark Chapter in US History

Maybe America Is Racist by Michael Harriot

The Stanford Open Policing Project

Rates of Drug Use & Sales By Race

This Book is Anti-racist by Tiffany Jewell

Langston Hughes "Let America Be America Again"

We Need To Teach The Truth About Systemic Racism, Say Educators

Turning Equity Lens On Schools Exposes White Unhappiness by Maureen Downey

Right-wing Legislators Are Trying to Stop Us From Teaching For Racial Justice. We Refuse. By Rethinking Schools

Zinn Education Project #teachtruth Campaign

Zinn Education Project: Teachers Defy GOP Bills To Ban History Lessons