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.

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