Kennedy Larkin in an Elementary Education major at Columbus State University. On this episode, recording in Fall 2023, Kennedy discusses the aims of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and misconceptions about it amidst anti-CRT state legislation. She also discusses the need for positioning historical racism and injustice amidst present-day problems and issues and tells the story of lynchings that occurred in her hometown of Albany, GA.

Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. Visit his ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkTree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to connect with him.