Tag: critical race theory

Texas State Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Ban Critical Race Theory in Public Schools

A Texas bill that aims to purge elements of critical race theory from public schools is advancing through the state legislature, in the wake of a growing trend of Republican states pushing back against the race-centered ideology. Introduced on Monday by Republican state Rep. James White, the House Bill 4093 does not explicitly call out…


Grassroots Rebellion Grows with New Calls to Ban Critical Race Theory from Military, Public Schools

Kevin O’Leary said he was “devastated” when he learned his former football coach, David Flynn, had been fired after questioning a seventh-grade history curriculum that labeled white people and America as inherently racist. “Everyone loves coach, he gets kids to play football,” O’Leary told a local television news reporter in January. “Coach Flynn is an…


Republican States Push Back Against Critical Race Theory

Republicans in at least seven states have introduced proposals that would ban the teaching concepts of the quasi-Marxist critical race theory (CRT). The measures range from banning government agencies from conducting training based on the theory to prohibiting the incorporation of the concepts into school curricula. The efforts follow President Joe Biden’s reversal of last year’s executive order…


Rep. Tom Cotton Introduces Legislation to Ban ‘Critical Race Theory’ in US Military

Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton has introduced new legislation that seeks to ban “critical race theory” training within the United States military.


Stop Critical Race Theory Before It Destroys America

The U. S. Civil War was an extraordinary and unique event in world history. For the first and only time a country sacrificed hundreds of thousands of its own citizens in a righteous fight to end the evil of slavery. That fight had begun years before with many heroes risking their lives, but the war…


New Project Presses for Pro-American Educational Reforms

A new project called The Civics Alliance aspires to unite Americans in the effort to promote authentic civics education that teaches the U.S. founding principles and documents, key events of American history, the structure of our self-governing federal republic, and the spirit of liberty and tolerance. The National Association of Scholars-sponsored project comes after President…


University Plans Extra Graduation Ceremonies Based on Race, Income, and Gender

New York City’s Columbia University is planning to conduct six additional graduation ceremonies for students according to their race, ethnic backgrounds, income level, and other self-identifications—a move critics labeled as undoing the work of the civil rights era and taking a step towards re-segregating society. The school’s website provides details of upcoming graduation ceremonies for Native, Asian, “Latinx,” and black…


Columbia University to Hold ‘Multicultural Graduation Celebrations’

Columbia University in New York is planning to conduct six additional graduation ceremonies for students according to their race, ethnic backgrounds, income level, and other self-identifications—a move that critics labeled as undoing the work of the civil rights era and taking a step toward re-segregating society. The school’s website provides details of upcoming graduation ceremonies for Native, Asian, “Latinx,” and…


DeSantis Doesn’t Want Florida Schools Teaching ‘Hate’ With ‘Critical Race Theory’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday announced that his administration will be proposing to ban the teaching of “unsanctioned narratives like critical race theory” in state schools. The Republican governor told reporters during a press briefing that he was looking to reform state’s school curricula to “expressly exclude… critical race theory” because it “teaches kids…


Navy Refuses to Remove ‘Anti-American’ Books From Reading List for Sailors

The U.S. Navy has said it will not remove certain books from its recommended reading list after Republican lawmakers raised concerns about their “anti-American” content. On Feb. 23, the Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday released the latest version of the Professional Reading Program (CNO-PRP), which provides a regularly updated list of recommended books…