American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten on Thursday defended The New York Times’ controversial “1619 Project” and critical race theory, saying their opponents have no idea what they are actually about. During an interview with Black News Channel, Weingarten was asked about how black and Hispanic students returning to classrooms deal with an environment that is “hazardous to them,” because the curriculum doesn’t necessarily reflect “their history” and “their culture.” Weingarten, who has been pushing back against plans to reopen schools, responded by blaming those who want to ban critical race theory from classrooms. “All of the sudden, you’re hearing people talk about critical race theory,” she told host Charles Blow. “People who have no idea what that term means.” She moved on to claim that those who oppose the teaching of 1619 Project are actually trying to take away the freedom to teach “a factual version of …