September 15, 2021

Critical Race Theory: Re-examining ”Normal”

44 minutes

EPISODE 41 | Critical Race Theory: Re-examining "Normal"

A loose framework for thinking about how America's racist roots permeate many social, legal and political systems has become a flashpoint for the far right. And so a war on ideas has started in the country that holds itself up as the beacon of freedom in the world, led by white, heteronormative cis people, mainly men.

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SECTIONS

02:15 - What is Critical Race Theory? - Background and some basics

05:44 - Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow - Natural hair as an example of systemic problems, with a detour to tattoos, and the CROWN Act

16:51 - Historical Baggage: The Tignon Law, the Pigtail Ordinance

19:47 - Scanning CRT - 10 main points of CRT, and some criticisms, with a detour to money

29:53 - Tempest in a Teacup - As the US minority population grows, white people react badly, accelerated in 2020 by Chris Rufo, the Trump administration and Fox

42:30 - No more changes - the GOP is becoming a White Power party

43:16 - There's more to talk about

Music by Fanette Ronjat

More Info:

Critical Race Theory: An Introduction (3rd Edition) by Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic

The US will become ‘minority white’ in 2045 from the Brookings Institution

A Lesson on Critical Race Theory from the American Bar Association

What Is Critical Race Theory, and Why Is It Under Attack? in Education Week

How Fox News is making a network out of race baiting on CNN Business

The Conversation Around Critical Race Theory is a Manufactured Danger in the Harvard Political Review

Is the pushback against 'critical race theory' rooted in misconceptions? in the Holland Sentinel

Why are states banning critical race theory? from the Brookings Institution

How The Rise Of White Identity Politics Explains The Fight Over Critical Race Theory in ABC News's FiveThirtyEight

Critical race theory fears are misguided, school officials say in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise

My Life is Proof That Critical Race Theory Is More Than a Fox News Talking Point in Esquire

Schools facing critical race theory battles are diversifying rapidly, analysis finds from NBC News

The Man Behind Critical Race Theory in The New Yorker

A Visual History of Iconic Black Hairstyles on History.com

A Brief History of Black Hair, Politics, and Discrimination from Teen Vogue

When Black Women Were Required By Law to Cover Their Hair - article on the Tignon Law from Vice

A definitive timeline of the Black hair journey: 8 historic moments to remember from Stylist Magazine

Tangled Roots: Decoding the history of Black Hair from CBC Radio

The Crown We Never Take Off: A History of Black Hair Through the Ages on Byrdie

The CROWN Act website

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